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Linear vs Notion: which is more reliable? (2026)
Linear is more reliable than Notion, scoring 89.1 vs 43.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Linear reported 9 incidents and Notion reported 31, with effective uptime of 99.92% and 98.34% respectively. Linear resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Linear | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 89.1 | 43.5 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #3 | #11 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.92% | 98.34% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 31 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 7 |
| Avg time to resolve | 45m | 8h 22m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Linear and Notion differ
- Notion reported 3.4× as many incidents as Linear over the last 90 days (31 vs 9).
- Notion had 7 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Linear.
- Linear fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 8h 22m for Notion (11.1× quicker).
- Linear's longest outage on record lasted 2h 48m (Jun 22, 2026); Notion's lasted 19h 57m (Oct 20, 2026).
90-day uptime
Linear
Notion
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Linear incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 4m
Affected: US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear API, US Region – Linear API
- InformationalOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 57m
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: US Region – Integrations, US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, EU Region – Integrations, EU Region – Linear API, 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
Recent Notion incidents
- Major outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 3h 6m
Users unable to access Notionofficial update ↗
Affected: Login and user accounts, Notion Apps, View and edit content
- InformationalOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 3d 18h
- Partial outageOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 19m
Notion MCP query_data_source tool is temporarily unavailable in Claude clients
Affected: Notion MCP
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 5d 23h
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 19h 57m
Unable to install connections created by other workspace membersofficial update ↗
Affected: Data & Integrations
- Degraded performanceOct 18, 2026 · resolved in 3h 57m
Some Notion Agent requests may stop before completion
Affected: Custom Agents
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