ExpressVPN vs Razorpay

ExpressVPN and Razorpay both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Razorpay (rank #30) holds a meaningful lead over ExpressVPN (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 35). The gap of 28 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Razorpay is ahead of ExpressVPN. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ExpressVPN is ahead of Razorpay. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Razorpay is ahead of ExpressVPN. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Razorpay is ahead of ExpressVPN. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Razorpay 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. Razorpay shows 3,811 stars across 177 public repos, 38 active in the last 90 days and 32 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Razorpay's footprint is roughly 3.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Razorpay 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.