Close vs Deezer

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Deezer (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 36). The gap of 9 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 Deezer. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Deezer is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Deezer is clearly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Deezer is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Deezer.

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. Deezer shows 29,854 stars across 99 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Deezer's footprint is roughly 7.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Deezer looks better where community 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.