Close vs Malwarebytes

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Malwarebytes (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 36). The gap of 9 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Malwarebytes is slightly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Malwarebytes is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is ahead of Malwarebytes. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Malwarebytes is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Malwarebytes is 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. Malwarebytes shows 38 stars across 20 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 101.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Malwarebytes 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.