Close vs Kanboard

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Kanboard (Kanban project management software) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

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

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. Kanboard shows 10,486 stars across 52 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Kanboard looks better where community 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.