Project Management Software · reliability comparison
Jira vs Linear: which is more reliable? (2026)
Linear is more reliable than Jira, scoring 89.1 vs 61.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Jira reported 15 incidents and Linear reported 9, with effective uptime of 99.22% and 99.92% respectively. Linear resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Jira | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 61.1 | 89.1 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #8 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.22% | 99.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 15 | 9 |
| Partial / major outages | 7 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 55m | 45m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Jira and Linear differ
- Jira reported 67% more incidents than Linear over the last 90 days (15 vs 9).
- Jira had 7 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Linear.
- Linear fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 2h 55m for Jira (3.9× quicker).
- Jira's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jun 19, 2026); Linear's lasted 2h 48m (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Jira
Linear
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Jira incidents
- Partial outageNov 2, 2026 · resolved in 28m
Fields missing across Jira Work Items for some users
Affected: Viewing content, Search, Automation for Jira
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1h 16m
Jira - Project Sidebar Loading Degradation
Affected: Viewing content
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 56m
Job processing and scheduling is degraded affecting multiple Atlassian productsofficial update ↗
Affected: Notifications, Automation for Jira
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 59m
Degraded Performance Viewing Issues and Boards
Affected: Viewing content, Create and edit
- InformationalSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 2h 54m
Degraded Performance Accessing Jira
Affected: Viewing content
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 51m
Degraded performance affecting Jira Software and Jira Service Management
Affected: Viewing content
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 – Integrations, EU Region – Integrations, EU Region – Linear API, US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, US Region – Linear API
- Major outageSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 1h 6m
EU sync failureofficial update ↗
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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