--- title: "Linear vs ProductPlan: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Linear or ProductPlan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product roadmap platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/linear-vs-productplan" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Linear vs ProductPlan: Which is searched more? Is Linear or ProductPlan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product roadmap platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Linear and ProductPlan - **Competitive set**: Product roadmap platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Linear Share of Search**: 52.8% - **ProductPlan Share of Search**: 15.4% ## Is Linear or ProductPlan more popular in search? - In September 2026, Linear had more branded searches than ProductPlan among product roadmap platforms worldwide. Linear had about 41,500 branded searches, while ProductPlan had 12,100. Linear made up 52.8% of all product roadmap platform searches we track, and ProductPlan accounted for 15.4%. - Linear was ahead of ProductPlan in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Linear’s share of searches among product roadmap platforms worldwide moved from 38.7% to 52.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.4K to 41.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ProductPlan’s share of searches among product roadmap platforms worldwide moved from 20.9% to 15.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 12.1K. ## Top product roadmap platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ProductPlan appeared in all five answers. Linear was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ProductPlan was listed before Linear in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aha! | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Productboard | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ProductPlan | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Jira Product Discovery | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Linear | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | airfocus | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Canny | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | ProdPad | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about product roadmap platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which product roadmap platform should I use?": 1. Jira Product Discovery, 2. Aha!, 3. ProductPlan, 4. airfocus, 5. Productboard, 6. Linear - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best product roadmap platforms?": 1. Productboard, 2. Aha!, 3. ProductPlan, 4. Jira Product Discovery, 5. airfocus, 6. Canny, 7. Linear, 8. ProdPad - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best product roadmap platform for a product team?": 1. Jira Product Discovery, 2. Aha!, 3. Productboard, 4. Linear, 5. ProductPlan - Searched Google, AI Overview "product roadmap platform": 1. Aha!, 2. Productboard, 3. ProductPlan, 4. Jira Product Discovery - Searched Google, AI Overview "best roadmap software": 1. Productboard, 2. ProductPlan, 3. Aha!, 4. Linear, 5. airfocus Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for product roadmap platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, ProductPlan overtook Productboard to rank 2nd among product roadmap platforms worldwide, with 15.4% of the searches. - In September 2026, Linear lost share of searches among product roadmap platforms worldwide, from 56.7% to 52.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Linear estimated searches | Linear Share of Search | Linear rank | ProductPlan estimated searches | ProductPlan Share of Search | ProductPlan rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 33.4K | 38.7% | 1 | 18.1K | 20.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 27.2K | 37% | 1 | 14.8K | 20.1% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 28.7K | 41.8% | 1 | 12.1K | 17.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 40.4K | 44.9% | 1 | 14.8K | 16.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 44.5K | 50.1% | 1 | 12.1K | 13.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 60.8K | 55.3% | 1 | 14.8K | 13.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 52.4K | 54.6% | 1 | 12.1K | 12.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 52.7K | 55.4% | 1 | 12.1K | 12.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 52.7K | 57.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 10.9% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 46.2K | 57.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 12.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 43.7K | 56.7% | 1 | 9.9K | 12.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 41.5K | 52.8% | 1 | 12.1K | 15.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Linear’s and ProductPlan’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Linear**: Measured on the search terms “Linear app”, “linear desktop app”, “linear mcp”, “linear software” and “linear.app”, summed into one figure. - **ProductPlan**: Measured on the search term “productplan”. - [Linear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/linear) - [ProductPlan profile](/demand/global-en/brands/productplan) - [All product roadmap platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/product-roadmap-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Linear or ProductPlan more popular in search? In September 2026, Linear had more branded searches than ProductPlan among product roadmap platforms worldwide. Linear had about 41,500 branded searches, while ProductPlan had 12,100. Linear made up 52.8% of all product roadmap platform searches we track, and ProductPlan accounted for 15.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Linear vs ProductPlan: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/linear-vs-productplan This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/linear-vs-productplan. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.