Close vs Expensify, Inc

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

Expensify, Inc (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 45). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Expensify, Inc. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Expensify, Inc 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. Expensify, Inc shows 9,942 stars across 66 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 141 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Expensify, Inc 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.