Close vs Duo Security

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

Duo Security (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 45). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Duo Security is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is slightly ahead of Duo Security. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is slightly 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. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Duo Security 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.