Close vs Sophos

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Sophos (rank #510) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 37). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Sophos shows 1,438 stars across 84 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Sophos 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.