Linear

Updated May 12, 2026
13%
arrow_upward3% YoY
#5

Summary

  • Linear ranks #5 within the Project Management category, up 1 position month-over-month.
  • As of May 2026, 13% of organizations who have a vendor in the Project Management category use Linear: up 3 percentage points from last year.
  • Linear has the highest adoption among micro-SMB companies (17%), compared to small-to-medium businesses (14%), mid-market (7%), and enterprise (9%).
  • Linear key capabilities include streamlined issue tracking, automated project workflows, and integrated roadmap planning, supporting engineering teams building and shipping software products efficiently.

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Key stats

13%
arrow_upward3% YoY
SMB, 39%
8%
12%
#5
#3

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB14%
Mid-market7%
Enterprise9%

About Linear

Linear is a purpose-built tool for planning and building products that streamlines issues, projects, and roadmaps. It helps software teams manage development workflows with AI-assisted triage and project tracking.

About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
Apr 20268%12%SMB, 39%9%7%14%
Mar 20266%12%SMB, 40%8%7%14%
Feb 20267%12%SMB, 39%8%7%14%
Jan 20265%11%SMB, 39%8%7%13%
Dec 20256%11%SMB, 39%8%6%13%
Nov 20256%11%SMB, 38%8%6%13%
Oct 20255%11%SMB, 37%8%6%12%
Sep 20256%11%SMB, 37%9%6%13%
Aug 20257%11%SMB, 37%8%6%12%
Jul 20255%10%SMB, 38%8%6%12%
Jun 20255%10%SMB, 38%8%6%12%
May 20255%9%SMB, 38%8%5%12%
Apr 20255%9%SMB, 37%8%5%11%
Mar 20256%10%SMB, 38%8%5%11%
Feb 20254%9%SMB, 37%6%5%11%
Jan 20254%10%SMB, 36%7%5%12%
Dec 20245%9%SMB, 38%7%5%12%
Nov 20245%9%SMB, 37%6%6%12%
Oct 20245%9%SMB, 36%6%5%12%
Sep 20247%9%Mid-Market, 36%7%5%12%
Aug 20245%8%SMB, 36%6%6%11%
Jul 20247%8%SMB, 35%7%5%11%
Jun 20248%8%SMB, 37%7%5%11%
May 20247%8%SMB, 37%6%5%11%

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