Close vs The PrestaShop Project

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and The PrestaShop Project (The universal open-source software platform to build your e-commerce solution.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The PrestaShop Project (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 45). 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), The PrestaShop Project is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is slightly ahead of The PrestaShop Project. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), The PrestaShop Project is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), The PrestaShop Project is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is slightly ahead of The PrestaShop Project.

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. The PrestaShop Project shows 11,935 stars across 292 public repos, 59 active in the last 90 days and 71 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The PrestaShop Project's footprint is roughly 3.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. The PrestaShop Project looks better where community 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.