Linear is designed for speed and simplicity in issue tracking. WeekBlast is designed to capture everything that happened during the week. They serve different purposes, even for the same team.
What Linear Does Well
Linear is built for product and engineering teams that work primarily through issues and tickets.
Linear works best when:
- Most work is represented as tickets
- Teams follow structured product or engineering workflows
- Sprints and backlogs define the work
Linear answers the question: What issues are we working on and what is their status?
What Linear Does Not Capture
Not all work fits into a ticket.
Common examples include:
- Planning and strategy discussions
- Mentoring and code reviews
- Cross-team coordination
- Support requests and interruptions
- Investigating problems that never become issues
This work often disappears from Linear completely.
How WeekBlast Is Different
WeekBlast captures all work, not just tickets.
It gives teams a weekly summary of:
- What work actually happened
- Where time and energy went
- What work would otherwise be invisible
WeekBlast works across roles, not just engineering.
When WeekBlast Is a Better Fit
WeekBlast is a better fit when:
- Not all work becomes a ticket
- Teams want a weekly narrative, not a backlog
- Leadership wants visibility without micromanagement
- Teams want async updates instead of meetings
When Linear Is a Better Fit
Linear is a better fit when:
- The majority of work is ticket-based
- Teams rely on sprints and backlogs
- Speed and simplicity in issue tracking matter most
Summary
Linear tracks issues.
WeekBlast tracks real work.
If tickets do not tell the full story of your week, WeekBlast fills the gap.