Clio vs Close

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Clio (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 33). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Clio carries 518 GitHub stars across 19 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors on record. Close shows 3,871 stars across 190 public repos, 25 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 7.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Clio is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Close looks better where community 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.