Report

AI Perception Report

Linear in AI answers, today.

What today’s AI engines say when buyers ask about your category: your AI perception, scored against your direct competitors. Treat it as a diagnosis. The quick wins to start improving it are below.

AI Perception Score

Linear is recommended by AI, ahead of all 5 named rivals.

AI recognises Linear but doesn't land on you for the queries that matter most. Start with the moves below.

/ 100

Recommended

Category avg 42±3 pts variance

4/4

engines cover you

10/10

buyer queries hit

+21

pts vs. category avg

57/100

AI readiness

Engine consensus58Medium confidence

Engines diverged most on 'product development system with cycle tracking and analytics for SaaS teams': perplexity ranked the brand recommended; gemini absent.

5 quick wins below could lift this score by up to +14 pts

Score breakdown

What’s behind your 63/100

Four sub-scores feed your AI perception total. The weakest one is usually the cheapest place to lift the headline.

AI visibility28 / 35 pts

Brand visible in 24 of 37 cells (6 leading, 12 recommended, 6 mentioned). 15 first-position mentions earn the +25% bonus.

Competitive position13 / 20 pts

Across 37 evaluated cells, competitors lead on average; avg diff vs strongest competitor = -14 pts.

Positioning clarity13 / 25 pts

10 of 10 queries had enough visibility to score (skipped 0 where the brand was effectively absent). Higher = engines describe the brand consistently when they describe it.

Source coverage8 / 20 pts

30 of 152 distinct sources cited the brand (19.7% share).

Competitor score race

You vs. the field

1.Linear(you)63
2.Jira62
3.Shortcut45
4.Asana36
5.Plane33
6.Height13

You lead every named rival. 1 pts ahead of Jira and 21 pts above the category average.

Engine coverage

Where AI talks about you

Perplexity

Cited23 cited pages

Gemini

Mentioned8 cited pages

ChatGPT

Cited10 cited pages

Google AI Overviews

Mentioned34 cited pages

Query × engine matrix

Where the score comes from

Perplexity

Gemini

ChatGPT

Google AI Overviews

±13

±25

±13

±25

±13

±38

±25

±13

±38

±25

±13

±25

±13

AbsentWeakMentionedCited oftenRecommendedLeadingSuggested

Sentiment by Query

How AI answers frame you and the field, query by query

Each cell is the sentiment the AI engines express about a brand when they answer that query — read from their own answer text and combined across engines, so a cell reads “mixed” when the engines disagree.

Sentiment analysis was not available.

Positioning quadrant

Visibility vs. clarity

Where AI places you against your category: described, defined, neither, or both. Clarity moves are usually cheaper than visibility moves. They pull you up before they pull you right.

Clear but hidden

Visible leader

Invisible & unclear

Noisy but vague

Clarity ↑

Visibility →

Linear

Jira

Shortcut

Asana

Plane

Height

Where you sit

Linear sits at 89 visibility and 67 clarity, placing it in the Visible leader quadrant. Visibility is strong; the gap is on clarity — engines know Linear exists but don't consistently articulate its specific differentiation. Sharpening how AI engines describe the 'why Linear over Shortcut' case is the highest-leverage move.

The competition

Jira scores 66 visibility and 55 clarity — lower on both axes than Linear. Linear leads the field on this scan. Shortcut is the closest challenger in citation volume across comparison queries, appearing alongside Linear in nearly every alternatives list.

How AI describes you

What AI thinks you do

Where citations come from

Where AI engines pull citations from when they answer questions in your category — broken down by source type. Cards highlighted as Gap are categories where rivals are cited more often than you; use them to choose where to earn, improve, or protect mentions.

Owned Minor

docs · site · repo

Top domains

linear.app

Citations

15/78

Rivals lead

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Competitors Moderate

rival docs · pages

Top domains

shortcut.com
atlassian.com
plane.so

Citations

63/78

Rivals lead

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Vendor content Significant

docs · blogs · product pages

Top domains

monday.com
docs.github.com
baserow.io

Citations

46/221

Balanced

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Social & creators Minor

creators · video

Top domains

youtube.com

Citations

15/43

Rivals lead

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Community & forums Minor

forums · threads

Top domains

github.com
reddit.com
agileleadershipdayindia.org

Citations

6/23

Rivals lead

Gap

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Consultants & agencies Minor

agencies · integrators

Top domains

resolution.de
scalence.com
alexanderjarvis.com

Citations

0/13

Rivals own

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Other sources

Press & media · Education · Analyst & authority · Company directories · Other sources

Top domains

ventureharbour.com
businesswire.com
marketermilk.com

Citations

0/17

Rivals own

Learn more

Linear

Source coverage8/20

Cited by 30 of 152 sources (20%)

Suggested moves

Gap

Community & forums

Community & forums are cited across this scan, and rivals are cited there roughly 2× more often than you.

makemeacto.substack.com
medium.com
age-of-product.com

Third-Party Opportunities

Where to earn or improve mentions

Third-party sources that AI engines already cite in this market, ranked by how useful they are for mention-building, profile work, and source-ready proof. Priority compares citations, query spread, engine spread, and whether competitors are mentioned more than you; it is not proof that a source caused ranking.

youtube.comsocial
Priority100
43 citations8 queries2 engines
github.comcommunity
Priority23
8 citations4 queries3 engines
baserow.iovendor
Priority17
9 citations4 queries2 engines
- Best Jira Alternatives Complete Guide
monday.comvendor
Priority11
10 citations4 queries2 engines
notion.comvendor
Priority10
7 citations4 queries3 engines
docs.github.comvendor
Priority6
8 citations6 queries1 engine
langchain.comvendor
Priority5
4 citations2 queries3 engines
- Agentic Engineering Redefining Software Engineering
- Agents
learn.microsoft.comvendor
Priority5
4 citations3 queries3 engines
- Auto Ai Triage
- Review Team Plans
mindstudio.aivendor
Priority4
6 citations3 queries2 engines
- Issue Trackers Ai Agent Infrastructure Jira Linear
- Ai Agents For Product Managers
ventureharbour.commedia
Priority4
4 citations2 queries2 engines
- Product Management Software
- Saas Cro Software

AI Readiness

AI readiness checklist

5 categories of site signals that decide whether AI can read, render, and trust you.

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Crawlability20/ 20ptsCan AI engines reach and index your site?

GoodAI citation crawlers allowed (robots.txt)
4/4 citation crawlers allowed · blocked
18/18
GoodAI training crawlers allowed (robots.txt)
Total: 3 · Blocked: 0 · Allowed Count: 3
2/2

Renderability5/ 15ptsDoes your content render fast enough for engines to read?

GoodContent server-rendered
Threshold: full_1500_plus · Char Count: 8650
5/5
Not measuredLargest Contentful Paint ≤ 2.5s
Couldn't measure right now. Google's PageSpeed API didn't respond — try the scan again in a few minutes.
0/4
Not measuredTotal Blocking Time ≤ 200ms
Couldn't measure right now. Google's PageSpeed API didn't respond — try the scan again in a few minutes.
0/3
Not measuredCumulative Layout Shift ≤ 0.1
Couldn't measure right now. Google's PageSpeed API didn't respond — try the scan again in a few minutes.
0/3

Structured data18/ 41ptsDoes your site give AI the structured data it needs to classify you confidently?

MissingJSON-LD structured data present
Count: 0
0/6
MissingHigh-value JSON-LD types
No high-value JSON-LD types found
0/11
PoorOrganization entity (sameAs + name)
Found In: footer_social_links_only · Social Count: 6
4/8
GoodSitemap reachable
Sitemap reachable · 903 URLs
6/6
GoodCanonical tags
Canonical: https://linear.app
4/4
PoorTitle + meta description
Desc Ok: no · Desc Len: 64 · Title Ok: yes
1/3
GoodOpenGraph metadata
Og Present: {"og:url":false,"og:image":true,"og:titl · Twitter Card: yes
3/3

Content9/ 11ptsIs there enough recent, substantive content for engines to cite?

Needs workContent density on key pages
1459 words on key pages · structured headings
4/6
GoodContent freshness
Last updated ~0 days ago
5/5

Trust5/ 13ptsDo third-party signals back you as a credible source?

GoodHTTPS enforced
Hsts: yes · Https: yes
3/3
Not measuredEarned authority signals
Couldn't measure right now. Google's PageSpeed API didn't respond — try the scan again in a few minutes.
0/8
Goodllms.txt present
2/2

Competitor Content Evidence

Competitor pages AI already cites

Competitor-owned URLs that show up in cited answers. Use this as a short map of what proof, comparisons, and topics rivals have made easy for AI systems to reuse.

Shortcut

24 cited uses

Blog 8 Best Jira Alternatives For Engineering Teams In 2026Comparison
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups, Jira alternatives for software teams that want less process overhead, Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
12 citations
shortcut.comLanding page
Cited for Jira alternatives for software teams that want less process overhead, Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products, best Jira alternatives for fast-moving engineering teams.
5 citations
Blog Best Project Management Tools For Engineering Teams In 2026Blog post
Cited for how do engineering teams manage issues and roadmaps without switching between too many tools.
3 citations
PricingPricing
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups, best Jira alternatives for fast-moving engineering teams.
2 citations
4410865465748 Get Started With The BasicsContent page
Cited for Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
1 citations

Jira

20 cited uses

Product RoadmapsProduct page
Cited for product planning software that combines roadmaps and code review in one place.
3 citations
ComparisonComparison
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups, Jira alternatives for software teams that want less process overhead.
3 citations
Pm And AiProduct page
Cited for Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
2 citations
Issue Tracking SoftwareContent page
Cited for issue tracking tool with built-in AI agent workflows.
2 citations
Roadmap ToolsContent page
Cited for how do engineering teams manage issues and roadmaps without switching between too many tools.
2 citations

Plane

14 cited uses

Blog 11 Jira Alternatives You Can Self Host In 2026Comparison
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups, Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
6 citations
Open SourceLanding page
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups, Jira alternatives for software teams that want less process overhead, best Jira alternatives for fast-moving engineering teams.
4 citations
docs.plane.soDocs
Cited for best Jira alternatives for fast-moving engineering teams.
1 citations
Open SourceLanding page
Cited for Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
1 citations
PricingPricing
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups.
1 citations

Asana

3 cited uses

Es PricingPricing
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups.
2 citations
Resources Ai Teammates OverviewContent page
Cited for Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
1 citations

Height

2 cited uses

height.appLanding page
Cited for Jira alternatives for teams building AI-native products.
1 citations
PricingPricing
Cited for Jira alternatives for high-growth startups.
1 citations

Owned Content Strategy

What your site should make easier to cite

What AI already cites, which existing pages to improve, and what to create next — mapped against buyer demand and competitor evidence.

Owned-content analysis was not available.

Top moves

Full action list to lift the score.

The moves with the biggest impact on your AI perception for the least effort to implement. A solid starting point — improving AI perception is a longer game.

Add JSON-LD structured data to key pages
jsonld_present and jsonld_high_value_types are both at 0pts — a combined 17pt deficit. Adding Organization, SoftwareApplication, and FAQPage schema to the homepage and /features is a single-sprint edit.
+2 perception+17 readiness
EffortLow
Complete organization_entity sameAs and logo markup
organization_entity earned 4/8pts. Adding sameAs links to Wikidata, Crunchbase, and LinkedIn, plus a structured logo field, closes the remaining 4pt deficit and strengthens entity disambiguation across all engines.
See in Readiness Checklist →
+1 perception+4 readiness
EffortLow
Publish a named-customer case study with outcome data
Proof is the weakest understanding signal. Engines cite Linear for speed but never name a customer with a measurable result. One anchor case study (e.g., cycle time reduction at a named company) would give engines a citable proof point across comparison queries.
+6 perception
EffortHigh
Fix title and meta description on homepage and /features
title_and_description earned 1/3pts. The homepage meta description does not include the category phrase 'product development software' or the target buyer, which limits how engines frame Linear in category queries.
See in Readiness Checklist →
+1 perception+2 readiness
EffortLow
Write a differentiation page: Linear vs Shortcut
Shortcut appears alongside Linear in every comparison query. A /switch/linear-vs-shortcut page with specific capability comparisons gives engines a citable source to distinguish the two — directly attacking the weak differentiation signal.
+4 perception
EffortMedium

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