Close vs Stripe

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

Stripe (rank #1) holds a meaningful lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (76 vs 45). The gap of 31 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe is clearly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe is clearly ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe is clearly ahead of Close. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Stripe is clearly ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe is clearly 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. Stripe shows 44,519 stars across 97 public repos, 64 active in the last 90 days and 124 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Stripe's footprint is roughly 11.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Stripe 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.