Expensify, Inc vs SolarWinds

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

Expensify, Inc (rank #165) holds a modest lead over SolarWinds (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 35). The gap of 16 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 SolarWinds. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Expensify, Inc is ahead of SolarWinds. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Expensify, Inc is ahead of SolarWinds. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SolarWinds is ahead of Expensify, Inc. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SolarWinds is slightly ahead of Expensify, Inc.

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. SolarWinds shows 1,101 stars across 104 public repos, 35 active in the last 90 days and 18 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Expensify, Inc's footprint is roughly 9.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Expensify, Inc is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. SolarWinds 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.