Close vs Fivetran

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

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

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. Fivetran shows 13,433 stars across 314 public repos, 84 active in the last 90 days and 40 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Fivetran's footprint is roughly 3.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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