Close vs Google Workspace

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

Google Workspace (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), Google Workspace is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is ahead of Google Workspace. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Google Workspace is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Google Workspace is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Google Workspace 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. Google Workspace shows 48,567 stars across 57 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 37 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Google Workspace's footprint is roughly 12.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Google Workspace 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.