LinearB vs Swarmia

LinearB8.2Visit Swarmia8.1Visit

Higher score LinearB #6 in Value Stream Management Software 8.2/10 45-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit LinearB

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Swarmia #7 in Value Stream Management Software 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Swarmia

• LinearB fits best

  Engineering teams needing affordable delivery analytics

• Swarmia fits best

  Teams wanting a free engineering intelligence starting point

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Side by side

Feature	LinearB 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Swarmia 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	8.1
Ranking	#6 in Value Stream Management Software	#7 in Value Stream Management Software
Best for	Engineering teams needing affordable delivery analytics	Teams wanting a free engineering intelligence starting point
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$29/user/mo	$5/user/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	45 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	15 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LinearB 0/5 · Swarmia 0/5
Value stream mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Flow metrics	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Delivery forecasting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Portfolio visibility	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Value stream limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Analytics retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	DORA, cycle-time, throughput, quality, and custom metrics AI code reviews, pull-request enrichment, and AI impact measurement Integrations across source control, planning, chat, and AI coding tools	Free plan includes most Standard features for smaller companies Covers DORA, delivery, investment, AI impact, surveys, and capitalization Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, and deployment APIs
Cons	No free plan; subscriptions are billed annually Essentials supports GitHub Cloud only Advanced planning and on-prem agents require Enterprise	Free plan is limited to companies with fewer than 10 software developers HRIS integrations and Swarmia AI are excluded from the Free plan Advanced capabilities can require separate paid add-ons
Our verdict	LinearB is a cloud platform for engineering teams that brings software delivery analytics, DORA metrics, developer productivity insights, workflow automation, AI-assisted code review, and project delivery tracking into one system. It is… Read the review →	Swarmia is an engineering intelligence platform for software organizations that want to connect development, delivery, collaboration, HR, and AI coding-tool data in one reporting environment. It is suited to teams tracking DORA metrics,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LinearB — where it wins

  • DORA, cycle-time, throughput, quality, and custom metrics
  • AI code reviews, pull-request enrichment, and AI impact measurement
  • Integrations across source control, planning, chat, and AI coding tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; subscriptions are billed annually
  • Essentials supports GitHub Cloud only
  • Advanced planning and on-prem agents require Enterprise

• Swarmia — where it wins

  • Free plan includes most Standard features for smaller companies
  • Covers DORA, delivery, investment, AI impact, surveys, and capitalization
  • Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, and deployment APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to companies with fewer than 10 software developers
  • HRIS integrations and Swarmia AI are excluded from the Free plan
  • Advanced capabilities can require separate paid add-ons

• LinearB8.2/10 · 45-day trial

  Affordable delivery analytics with broad metrics, automation, and AI review features.

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• Swarmia8.1/10 · Free plan

  A broad engineering metrics platform with a free starting point and modular paid capabilities.

  Visit SwarmiaFull verdict →