Close vs GoCardless

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over GoCardless (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 42). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), GoCardless is slightly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is ahead of GoCardless. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is slightly ahead of GoCardless. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), GoCardless is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), GoCardless 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. GoCardless shows 6,977 stars across 161 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

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