Close vs Userlike

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

Close (rank #298) holds a modest lead over Userlike (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 35). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Userlike shows 38 stars across 14 public repos, 3 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 101.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Userlike looks better where education 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.