Close vs Codecademy

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Codecademy (The easiest way to learn to code.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Codecademy (rank #510) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 37). The gap of 8 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 Codecademy. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is clearly ahead of Codecademy. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Codecademy is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Codecademy.

Close carries 3,871 GitHub stars across 190 public repos, with 25 repositories active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors on record. Codecademy shows 5,241 stars across 86 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

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