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Close vs Typeform

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

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

Typeform (rank #189) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 45). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Typeform shows 590 stars across 40 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Close's footprint is roughly 6.6x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricCloseTypeform
Ranking
Overall rank#298#189
Pillars
Overall4550
Code4871
Education6451
Community3525
Reach043
Momentum5631
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars3,871590
Forks639254
Public repos19040
Active repos (90d)258
External contributors105
Avg polish4975
Avg AI-readiness3238

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