Linear vs Workable

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Workable both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Workable (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 35). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Workable is slightly ahead of Linear. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Linear is ahead of Workable. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Workable. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is ahead of Workable.

Linear carries 1,971 GitHub stars across 22 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors on record. Workable shows 785 stars across 96 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Workable looks better where code quality is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.