An issue tracker built for speed — loved by dev teams for its keyboard-driven interface, cycle planning, and AI that writes issue descriptions from a short prompt.
Best For
Teams
Key Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Bulk data export — your data stays portable
- Webhook support — enables event-driven pipelines
Watch Out For
- Low community score (2/100) — smaller support network
Market Momentum
29
+7
24h
+0
7d
-10
30d
14-day heat score history
Creator Buzz3
Search Interest50
Community Activity2
Growth Momentum43
Score ForecastConfidence: low
11
7-day est.
11
14-day est.
Trend slope: 0.00 pts/day
What This Score Means
Linear is in a declining trend within AI Productivity — consider whether the team is still actively investing before building on it.
Community Signals
npm Downloads
1.9M
/ week
@linear/sdk
Abandonment & Maintenance Risk
Monitor Closely
Trend phaseDeclining
30-day score change-10 pts
Listed on HookFlow5mo old
Discontinued flag✓ No
npm package@linear/sdk
Risk Factors
- Declining trend — worth monitoring
Data Lock-In Index
0
/ 100 (lower = more open)
Open-Data Compliant ✓✓ Webhooks Out✓ Bulk Export✓ Open Formats
Pricing: Freemium | Free trial: Yes
vs. Category Peers (AI Productivity)
Tool
A.R.C.
Heat
7d Δ
Lock-In
Linear (this)
Teams
—
29
+0
0
Fathom▲ Rising
—
76
+48
100
Gamma
—
73
+46
67
OsmO
—
73
+46
100
Pocket▲ Peak
—
71
+2
100
Deck▲ Peak
—
68
+2
100
Lock-In: 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum data lock-in. A.R.C. = Architecture · Reliability · Context score (A–F).
Snapshot Disclaimer: All scores, rankings, and metrics in this report reflect data as of August 4, 2026. Heat scores, community activity, and market momentum are recalculated daily — figures shown here represent a point-in-time snapshot and may differ from current values on HookFlow.ai.
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