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Basecamp vs Linear: which is more reliable? (2026)
Basecamp and Linear are effectively tied on reliability (87.8 vs 89.1). Over the last 90 days Basecamp reported 9 incidents and Linear reported 9, with effective uptime of 99.95% and 99.92% respectively. Basecamp resolves incidents faster on average (11m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Basecamp | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 87.8 | 89.1 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #4 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.95% | 99.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 9 |
| Partial / major outages | 8 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 11m | 45m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Basecamp and Linear differ
- Basecamp had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Linear.
- Basecamp fixes problems faster: 11m on average, against 45m for Linear (4.3× quicker).
- Basecamp's longest outage on record lasted 24m (Sep 29, 2026); Linear's lasted 2h 48m (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Basecamp
Linear
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Basecamp incidents
- Major outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Affected: Basecamp Classic
- Major outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Affected: Campfire
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 7m
Affected: Campfire
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Affected: Campfire
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Affected: Basecamp Classic
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Affected: Basecamp 5, HEY
Recent Linear incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 4m
Affected: EU Region – Linear API, US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, US Region – Linear API
- InformationalOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 57m
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: EU Region – Linear API, US Region – Linear API, US Region – Integrations, US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, EU Region – Integrations
- 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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