Close vs The Washington Post

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over The Washington Post (rank #510) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 37). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. The Washington Post shows 2,751 stars across 91 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. The Washington Post 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.