Close vs Zapier

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

Zapier (rank #27) holds a modest lead over Close (rank #298) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (64 vs 45). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Zapier shows 6,768 stars across 296 public repos, 13 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors.

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