Doist vs ExpressVPN

Doist (Empowering people with simple yet powerful tools ✨) and ExpressVPN both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Doist (rank #122) holds a modest lead over ExpressVPN (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 35). 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), Doist is slightly ahead of ExpressVPN. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Doist is ahead of ExpressVPN. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Doist is slightly ahead of ExpressVPN. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ExpressVPN is slightly ahead of Doist. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Doist is clearly ahead of ExpressVPN.

Doist carries 5,576 GitHub stars across 170 public repos, with 45 repositories active in the last 90 days and 21 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 Doist's footprint is roughly 4.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Doist is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. ExpressVPN 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.