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Close vs Zeplin

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

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

Close (rank #298) holds a narrow lead over Zeplin (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (45 vs 40). 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), Zeplin is slightly ahead of Close. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Zeplin is ahead of Close. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Close is slightly ahead of Zeplin. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Zeplin is ahead of Close. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Close is clearly ahead of Zeplin.

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. Zeplin shows 1,460 stars across 57 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors.

Close is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Zeplin 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

MetricCloseZeplin
Ranking
Overall rank#298#430
Pillars
Overall4540
Code4849
Education6477
Community3528
Reach020
Momentum5616
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars3,8711,460
Forks639228
Public repos19057
Active repos (90d)258
External contributors104
Avg polish4954
Avg AI-readiness3226

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