Amplitude vs Close

Amplitude and Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Amplitude (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 45). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Amplitude is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is clearly ahead of Amplitude. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Amplitude is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Amplitude is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Amplitude is ahead of Close.

Amplitude carries 3,167 GitHub stars across 151 public repos, with 39 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. Close shows 3,871 stars across 190 public repos, 25 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors.

Amplitude is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Close looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.