Close vs Hashnode

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 33). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is ahead of Hashnode. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Hashnode is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Hashnode is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Hashnode.

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. Hashnode shows 6,853 stars across 26 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Hashnode 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.