Close vs Remote

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Remote (Remote helps with international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance for businesses big and small!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Remote (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 45). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Remote shows 811 stars across 51 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 4.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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