Close vs ReadMe

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ReadMe (rank #257) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (47 vs 45). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ReadMe is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ReadMe is slightly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ReadMe is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is slightly ahead of ReadMe.

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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. ReadMe looks better where code quality 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.