SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
adp.comvslinear.app
which is stronger?
clone time
6 months
contested6 months
adp.com
enterprise payroll, HR & tax platform
39/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
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moat
how deep is each moat.
adp.com · aggregate
6.1/10real moat
moat delta-2.1
linear.app · aggregate
4.0/10shallow moat
8.5
capital-6.5 →
2.0
5.0
technical±0
5.0
3.0
network-1.0 →
2.0
5.0
switching-2.0 →
3.0
6.0
data-4.0 →
2.0
9.0
regulatory-8.0 →
1.0
3.6
distribution+4.4 →
8.0
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorlinear.app wins
adp.com
$53 + usage
linear.app
$47
delta +$6linear.app costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to clonelinear.app wins
adp.com
6 months
linear.app
6 weeks
delta −4× faster6 weeks vs. 6 months.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only adp.com · 11
tax compliance
shared · 11
serverless / edge platform
only linear.app · 11
issue / project tracker
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only adp.com · 44
PuppeteerRailsSegmentSentry
shared infra · 88
CloudflareNext.jsPostgresCloudflare R2ReactResendSupabaseVercel
only linear.app · 88
cmdkdnd-kitElectricSQLFramerFramer MotionGitHubLinearModal
the verdict
ATTACK LINEAR FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the linear attack a month. circle back to adp only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
cheaper at the floorshallower moat
full reportcontested · 39
→ read the adp.com report
full reportcontested · 60
→ read the linear.app report
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