Expensify, Inc vs Patreon

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

Expensify, Inc (rank #165) holds a modest lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 36). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Expensify, Inc is slightly ahead of Patreon. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Expensify, Inc is ahead of Patreon. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Patreon is clearly ahead of Expensify, Inc. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Expensify, Inc is clearly ahead of Patreon.

Expensify, Inc carries 9,942 GitHub stars across 66 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 141 external contributors on record. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Expensify, Inc's footprint is roughly 11.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Expensify, Inc is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.