Close vs Razorpay

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

Razorpay (rank #30) 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), Razorpay is ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Close is ahead of Razorpay. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Razorpay is ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Razorpay is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Razorpay is 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. Razorpay shows 3,811 stars across 177 public repos, 38 active in the last 90 days and 32 external contributors.

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