Developer ecosystem comparison
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Close vs segment

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over segment (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 35). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. segment shows 0 stars across 0 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricClosesegment
Ranking
Overall rank#298#569
Pillars
Overall4535
Code480
Education6460
Community3511
Reach057
Momentum560
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars3,8710
Forks6390
Public repos1900
Active repos (90d)250
External contributors100
Avg polish490
Avg AI-readiness320

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