Close vs sendinblue (now Brevo)

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over sendinblue (now Brevo) (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 42). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. sendinblue (now Brevo) shows 653 stars across 37 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 5.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. sendinblue (now Brevo) 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.