Close vs Narmi

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Narmi (Narmi modernizes financial institutions and the people they serve with digital-first banking solutions and an agile open platform.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #300) holds a modest lead over Narmi (rank #727) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 30). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Close carries 3,870 GitHub stars across 191 public repos, with 27 repositories active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors on record. Narmi shows 69 stars across 10 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 56.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Narmi looks better where code quality 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.