Close vs Ecwid

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

Close (rank #296) holds a modest lead over Ecwid (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 30). 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), Close is slightly ahead of Ecwid. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Ecwid. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is slightly ahead of Ecwid. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Ecwid.

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. Ecwid shows 1,169 stars across 43 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 10 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 3.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Ecwid makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.