Close vs KAYAK

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over KAYAK (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 38). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. KAYAK shows 3,186 stars across 72 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors.

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