Close vs Jamf

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Jamf (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 40). The gap of 5 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 Jamf. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Jamf is slightly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Jamf is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Jamf is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Jamf 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. Jamf shows 7,946 stars across 114 public repos, 20 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Jamf 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.