Close vs Gorgias

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Gorgias (Gorgias is a multi-channel helpdesk that integrates with all your apps.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Gorgias (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 39). 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), Close is ahead of Gorgias. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Gorgias. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is clearly ahead of Gorgias. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Gorgias is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is ahead of Gorgias.

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. Gorgias shows 14 stars across 37 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 276.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Gorgias 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.