Close vs n8n - Workflow Automation

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and n8n - Workflow Automation (Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

n8n - Workflow Automation (rank #82) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 45). 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), Close is slightly ahead of n8n - Workflow Automation. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), n8n - Workflow Automation is clearly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), n8n - Workflow Automation is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), n8n - Workflow Automation 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. n8n - Workflow Automation shows 216,785 stars across 45 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 155 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but n8n - Workflow Automation's footprint is roughly 56.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. n8n - Workflow Automation 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.