Close vs Spendesk

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and Spendesk (The 7-in-1 spend management solution) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Spendesk (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 36). The gap of 9 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 Spendesk. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Spendesk is slightly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is clearly ahead of Spendesk. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Spendesk is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is slightly ahead of Spendesk.

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. Spendesk shows 10 stars across 39 public repos, 1 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 387.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Spendesk 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.