Close vs Healthchecks

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Healthchecks (Open-source cron job and background task monitoring) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

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

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. Healthchecks shows 10,273 stars across 3 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

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