Close vs Orca Security

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Orca Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Orca Security (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 35). 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 Orca Security. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Orca Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Orca Security is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Orca Security is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Orca Security 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. Orca Security shows 230 stars across 35 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 16.8x 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. Orca Security 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.