Close vs edX

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 43). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. edX shows 392 stars across 250 public repos, 52 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 9.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. edX 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.