Close vs Sage

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Sage (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 33). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Sage shows 2,180 stars across 122 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors.

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