Asana vs Close

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Asana (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 43). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Asana carries 1,843 GitHub stars across 34 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Close shows 3,871 stars across 190 public repos, 25 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors.

Asana is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Close looks better where momentum 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.