# LinearB (active improvement) vs. Plandek (static metrics)

> Engineering improvement isn’t done with a massive collection of metrics. It’s done with LinearB’s focused KPIs, workflow automation, and business insight.

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# Improvement Engine (LinearB)vs. Static Metrics (Plandek)

A massive, complex set of metrics won’t help your engineering team improve. They’re no substitute for focused KPIs, data-backed goal setting, programmable delivery pipelines, and business alignment data. Engineering leaders choose LinearB for its:

DORA metrics: LinearB starts there, but goes much deeper into leading indicators

Resource Allocation: Quantify engineering impact and alignment to business priorities

Workflow Automation: Reduce cycle time by an average 44%

Engineering Benchmarks: Understand metrics better by seeing how you stack up to the industry

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Why Choose LinearB Over Plandek

One Click Workflow Automations

PR-Policy-As-Code

In-App Recommendations

Success Playbooks

Award-Winning Support (At Every Level)

Flexible, Customizable Project Metrics

Ability to Use ANY Tool

Clear Investment Profiles

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## Top 5 Reasons People Choose LinearB Over Plandek

### Workflow Automation

Metrics alone don’t improve dev teams. LinearB provides teams with actual automation (not just alerts that fire automatically) that drives sustainable improvement at the developer level. gitStream – a workflow automation tool that applies policy rules to your repos (or entire organization) that classify and route PRs appropriately, automate security checks, and more WorkerB – a chatbot that also automates many pre-merge manual tasks devs hate, removes tedious data entry work, speeds up reviews of simple PRs, provides context about your PRs, and helps the team prioritize their day

![<p>Workflow Automation</p>](https://site-assets.plasmic.app/3ae0a1d825771a7e51d72c0f9e6a8616.png)

### Self-Service Flexibility

LinearB was built to work with every team regardless of structure or tooling. We provide customized engineering intelligence for every stage of the SDLC–populated via API using data from your PM, Git, and CI/CD data. Projects, teams, and business reporting can easily be structured and segmented in whatever way is most useful–so the tools fit your team, not the other way around.

![<p>Self-Service Flexibility</p>](https://site-assets.plasmic.app/9769961aa63141d2a638f46264fe0255.jpg)

### Project Forecasting Metrics

Give business stakeholders project delivery ETAs you are confident in. LinearB offers project forecasting metrics, which provide the hard data answers to “how is the project tracking?” LinearB customers also love the Project Delivery Tracker, which combines data across PM boards and teams to show a holistic view of your projects’ progress.

![<p>Project Forecasting Metrics</p>](https://site-assets.plasmic.app/a57c30acd2f1281eec6776327d5822d0.png)

### In-App Benchmarking

Your team just reduced cycle time by 20% and it’s now down to 6 days. Well done! But here’s a question: Is that 6 day cycle time good compared to the industry? LinearB provides this additional level of context for DORA metrics and leading indicators like PR size. The platform also provides clear, plain-speak insights and suggestions on how to improve–helping leaders determine how far they’ve come, how far they have to go, and what to focus on next. 

![<p>In-App Benchmarking</p>](https://site-assets.plasmic.app/f5d685b2455ed0d536d3263abe336215.png)

### R&D Resource Allocation

Show the business what your teams are working on using data they understand. LinearB’s Resource Allocation dashboard automatically configures your initiatives, epics, projects, custom fields, and labels into flexible reporting that shows you real currency cost, effort, and delivery status in a single view. You can also customize all of this to suit your needs at any time.

![<p>R&D Resource Allocation</p>](https://site-assets.plasmic.app/5b243cf8d8b811f3055326ce677c0503.png)

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Our Improvement Formula:

Benchmark > Automate > Improve with LinearB

## Improving Efficiency Requires Focus, Clarity, and Action

Complicated vanity metrics that depend on Jira hygiene and honest story point valuations won’t lead to meaningful improvement. Instead, try Linear’s approach of active improvement that uses proven tools such as:

Foundational metrics like DORA (that LinearB gives away)

[Industry standard benchmarking](https://linearb.io/resources/software-engineering-benchmarks-report) for goal and OKR setting

Data and KPIs used for predictable project forecasting

Delivery pipeline automation that reduces cycle time by 44%

Executive level resource allocation and cost capitalization reporting

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## We correlate data across your tools to identify bottlenecks and automate developer workflow optimization.

Complex metrics aren't the answer

LinearB’s clear insights and powerful automation engine are

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Learn how LinearB metrics can help you improve work breakdown and reduce cycle time, change failure rate, and mean time to restore.

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Explore the details of software delivery excellence, PR workflows, and how to persuade the boardroom as an engineering leader.

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