Close vs Doist

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Doist (Empowering people with simple yet powerful tools ✨) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Doist (rank #122) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 45). 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), Doist is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Doist is clearly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Doist is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Doist is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is ahead of Doist.

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. Doist shows 5,576 stars across 170 public repos, 45 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Doist 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.