Close vs VTEX

Close (The inside sales CRM of choice for SMBs) and VTEX (The Enterprise Digital Commerce Platform ⚠️ To invite someone to this Github Org. Follow: https://vai.vtex.com/access-request) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

VTEX (rank #152) holds a narrow lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (52 vs 45). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. VTEX shows 1,617 stars across 266 public repos, 47 active in the last 90 days and 51 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. VTEX looks better where code quality 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.