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Close vs Elementor

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Elementor (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 44). 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), Elementor is slightly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Elementor. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Elementor is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Elementor is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Elementor.

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. Elementor shows 10,938 stars across 67 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 45 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricCloseElementor
Ranking
Overall rank#298#317
Pillars
Overall4544
Code4855
Education6456
Community3549
Reach029
Momentum5618
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars3,87110,938
Forks6394,296
Public repos19067
Active repos (90d)259
External contributors1045
Avg polish4956
Avg AI-readiness3231

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