Duolingo vs Expensify, Inc

Duolingo and Expensify, Inc both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Expensify, Inc (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over Duolingo (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 43). 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), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Duolingo. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Duolingo. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Expensify, Inc is slightly ahead of Duolingo. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duolingo is clearly ahead of Expensify, Inc. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Expensify, Inc is clearly ahead of Duolingo.

Duolingo carries 1,721 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 8 repositories active in the last 90 days and 11 external contributors on record. Expensify, Inc shows 9,942 stars across 66 public repos, 18 active in the last 90 days and 141 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Expensify, Inc's footprint is roughly 5.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Duolingo is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Expensify, Inc looks better where momentum 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.