The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs
Close vs OpenCart
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and OpenCart (PHP based open source ecommerce platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over OpenCart (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 41). The gap of 4 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 OpenCart. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), OpenCart is slightly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), OpenCart is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), OpenCart is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of OpenCart.
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. OpenCart shows 8,157 stars across 2 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 26 external contributors.
Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. OpenCart 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Close | OpenCart |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #298 | #401 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 45 | 41 |
| Code | 48 | 42 |
| Education | 64 | 71 |
| Community | 35 | 47 |
| Reach | 0 | 35 |
| Momentum | 56 | 24 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 3,871 | 8,157 |
| Forks | 639 | 5,060 |
| Public repos | 190 | 2 |
| Active repos (90d) | 25 | 1 |
| External contributors | 10 | 26 |
| Avg polish | 49 | 50 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 32 | 29 |