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Apollo.io vs ExpressVPN

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

Apollo.io (Apollo's github repo. Be awed) and ExpressVPN both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ExpressVPN (rank #569) holds a narrow lead over Apollo.io (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 34). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Apollo.io carries 73 GitHub stars across 41 public repos, with 7 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. ExpressVPN shows 1,250 stars across 12 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ExpressVPN's footprint is roughly 17.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Apollo.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. ExpressVPN 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.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricApollo.ioExpressVPN
Ranking
Overall rank#602#569
Pillars
Overall3435
Code3557
Education7469
Community1630
Reach3248
Momentum1815
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars731,250
Forks46220
Public repos4112
Active repos (90d)73
External contributors57
Avg polish2863
Avg AI-readiness3429

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