ExpressVPN vs Humaans

ExpressVPN and Humaans (A better workplace starts here) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ExpressVPN (rank #569) holds a narrow lead over Humaans (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (35 vs 32). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

ExpressVPN carries 1,250 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors on record. Humaans shows 461 stars across 9 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Humaans 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.