SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
figma.comvslinear.app
which is stronger?
clone time
4–6 months
contested4–6 months
figma.com
collaborative interface design platform
35/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
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moat
how deep is each moat.
figma.com · aggregate
6.5/10real moat
moat delta-2.5
linear.app · aggregate
4.0/10shallow moat
5.0
capital-3.0 →
2.0
8.0
technical-3.0 →
5.0
7.0
network-5.0 →
2.0
7.0
switching-4.0 →
3.0
4.0
data-2.0 →
2.0
2.0
regulatory-1.0 →
1.0
9.5
distribution-1.5 →
8.0
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorfigma.com wins
figma.com
$28
linear.app
$47
delta −$19figma.com costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to clonelinear.app wins
figma.com
4–6 months
linear.app
6 weeks
delta −4× faster6 weeks vs. 4–6 months.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only figma.com · 22
media storagerealtime collaboration
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 figma.com · 66
AutomergeCloudFrontLiveblocksNetlifypartykitYjs
shared infra · 77
CloudflareNext.jsCloudflare R2ReactResendSupabaseVercel
only linear.app · 99
cmdkdnd-kitElectricSQLFramerFramer MotionGitHubLinearModalPostgres
the verdict
ATTACK LINEAR FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the linear attack a month. circle back to figma only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
shallower moat
full reportcontested · 35
→ read the figma.com report
full reportcontested · 60
→ read the linear.app report
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