Close vs Palo Alto Networks

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Palo Alto Networks (We ensure each day is safer and more secure than the one before.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Palo Alto Networks (rank #93) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 45). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of Palo Alto Networks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Palo Alto Networks is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Palo Alto Networks is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Palo Alto Networks is clearly 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. Palo Alto Networks shows 6,403 stars across 525 public repos, 66 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Palo Alto Networks 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.