Close vs PostHog

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and PostHog (The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

PostHog (rank #31) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 45). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), PostHog is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of PostHog. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), PostHog is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), PostHog is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), PostHog 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. PostHog shows 40,775 stars across 357 public repos, 87 active in the last 90 days and 212 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but PostHog's footprint is roughly 10.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. PostHog 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.