ExpressVPN vs Increase

ExpressVPN and Increase (Build your bank) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Increase (rank #55) holds a meaningful lead over ExpressVPN (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 35). The gap of 25 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 Increase. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ExpressVPN is ahead of Increase. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Increase is clearly ahead of ExpressVPN. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Increase is clearly ahead of ExpressVPN. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Increase is clearly 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. Increase shows 45 stars across 12 public repos, 11 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ExpressVPN's footprint is roughly 27.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Increase looks better where community 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.