Close vs Datto, Inc.

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Datto, Inc. (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 32). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Datto, Inc. shows 1,115 stars across 63 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 3.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Datto, Inc. 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.