Close vs Pluralsight

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Pluralsight (Pluralsight Open Source repositories) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Pluralsight (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 31). The gap of 14 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 Pluralsight. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is ahead of Pluralsight. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is clearly ahead of Pluralsight. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Pluralsight is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Pluralsight.

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. Pluralsight shows 5,878 stars across 127 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Pluralsight 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.