Linear vs Zammad

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over Zammad (rank #152) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 52). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zammad shows 6,394 stars across 11 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 27 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Zammad's footprint is roughly 3.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Zammad looks better where community 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.