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Linear vs Todoist: which is more reliable? (2026)
Linear is more reliable than Todoist, scoring 89.1 vs 55.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Linear reported 9 incidents and Todoist reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.92% and 99.12% respectively. Linear resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Linear | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 89.1 | 55.1 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #3 | #10 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.92% | 99.12% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 45m | 1d 9h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Linear and Todoist differ
- Linear reported 4.5× as many incidents as Todoist over the last 90 days (9 vs 2).
- Linear had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Todoist.
- Linear fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 1d 9h for Todoist (44.5× quicker).
- Linear's longest outage on record lasted 2h 48m (Jun 22, 2026); Todoist's lasted 10h 30m (Aug 3, 2026).
90-day uptime
Linear
Todoist
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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: US Region – Linear API, US Region – Integrations, EU Region – Integrations, US Region – Linear application, EU Region – Linear application, EU 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 Todoist incidents
- MaintenanceNov 2, 2026 · ongoing
- MaintenanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 15m
- MaintenanceSep 6, 2026 · resolved in 15m
- Degraded performanceAug 31, 2026 · resolved in 2d 17h
- Partial outageAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 37m
- MaintenanceAug 23, 2026 · resolved in 15m
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