Close vs HubSpot

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

HubSpot (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 45). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. HubSpot shows 53,481 stars across 381 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but HubSpot's footprint is roughly 13.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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