Close vs Linear

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 45). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Linear shows 1,971 stars across 22 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

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