Close vs Evernote

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Evernote (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 35). The gap of 10 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 Evernote. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Evernote is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is ahead of Evernote. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Evernote is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Evernote.

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. Evernote shows 9,832 stars across 22 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

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