Close vs Sprout Social

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Sprout Social (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 41). The gap of 4 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Sprout Social shows 313 stars across 68 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 12.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Sprout Social 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.