Close vs CrowdStrike

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

CrowdStrike (rank #55) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 45). 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), CrowdStrike is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), CrowdStrike is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), CrowdStrike is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), CrowdStrike is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), CrowdStrike is clearly ahead of Close.

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. CrowdStrike shows 5,991 stars across 267 public repos, 74 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

Close is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. CrowdStrike 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.