Close vs Slab

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Slab (Making the workplace a source of learning and purpose through knowledge-sharing. We're hiring!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Slab (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 39). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Slab shows 49,433 stars across 28 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Slab's footprint is roughly 12.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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