Close vs Coursera

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

Close (rank #299) holds a modest lead over Coursera (rank #726) 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 Coursera. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is clearly ahead of Coursera. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is ahead of Coursera. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Coursera is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Coursera.

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. Coursera shows 1,367 stars across 81 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Coursera 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.