Close vs Cloudbeds

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

Close (rank #300) holds a modest lead over Cloudbeds (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 30). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Close carries 3,870 GitHub stars across 191 public repos, with 27 repositories active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors on record. Cloudbeds shows 49 stars across 29 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 79.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Cloudbeds 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.