ExpressVPN vs Orca Security

ExpressVPN and Orca Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ExpressVPN and Orca Security sit at essentially the same overall ecosystem score (35), which is unusual and worth reading through the pillars below.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), ExpressVPN is ahead of Orca Security. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ExpressVPN is ahead of Orca Security. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Orca Security is slightly ahead of ExpressVPN. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ExpressVPN is clearly ahead of Orca Security. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Orca Security 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. Orca Security shows 230 stars across 35 public repos, 17 active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ExpressVPN's footprint is roughly 5.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Orca Security 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.