Linear vs Devplan vs Programming Helper vs Smartsheet

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Linear
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Devplan
Competitor 2
Programming Helper
Competitor 3
Smartsheet
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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Competitor Devplan
devplan.com
Product development often stalls between the initial spark of an idea and the structured execution needed to build it
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Competitor Smartsheet
smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform that layers AI over spreadsheet-style sheets, forms, reports and project plans.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.4Mvisits/mo
5Kvisits/mo
4.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 9.3%
▼ 20.2%
▼ 17.6%
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6-month growth
+59.0%
+131.4%
+40.4%
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Global rank web
#5,797
#3,650,414
#3,812,090
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Avg. last 3 months
8.6M
5.1K
5K
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Bounce rate lower is better
32%
43%
48%
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Pages / visit
6.5
1.8
1.3
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Visit duration
7m 26s
12s
16s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
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LinearDevplanProgramming HelperSmartsheet
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6K1K10K100K1M10MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$100per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$12per month
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
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CodeText
DataText
Output
CodeText
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CodeText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Project planning
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project specifications
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Work management
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Code explanations
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Code testing
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Coding
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MCP
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Product roadmaps
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Workflows
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Agile product management
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Jira tickets
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Product development
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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Project scheduling
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SQL
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Sentiment analysis
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.