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Hive vs Linear: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hive is more reliable than Linear, scoring 92.7 vs 89.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hive reported 5 incidents and Linear reported 9, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.92% respectively. Linear resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hive | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 92.7 | 89.1 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #2 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 9 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 53m | 45m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hive and Linear differ
- Linear reported 80% more incidents than Hive over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- Linear had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Hive.
- Hive's longest outage on record lasted 6h 23m (Dec 8, 2025); Linear's lasted 2h 48m (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hive
Linear
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hive incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 32m
Application performance bottleneck due to database issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application, Mobile Application
- Degraded performanceOct 10, 2026 · resolved in 1h 14m
Weekend maintenance performance degradation
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application, Mobile Application
- Partial outageAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 21m
Home Page widget loading issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Home page and action loading issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application
- Degraded performanceAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Degraded Performance across Hive Services
Affected: Web Application, Document Proofing, Desktop Application, Messaging and Notifications, Mobile Application, Public API Services
Recent Linear incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 4m
Affected: US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, US Region – Linear API, EU Region – Linear API
- InformationalOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 57m
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, US Region – Integrations, EU Region – Integrations, EU Region – Linear API, US Region – Linear API
- Major outageSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 1h 6m
Affected: EU Region – Linear application
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 56m
Degraded performance in US region workspaces
Affected: US Region – Linear application, US Region – Linear API, US Region – Integrations
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 56m
Increased failures and latency for Android push notifications
Affected: US Region – Linear application
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