ExpressVPN vs SmartRecruiters

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

SmartRecruiters (rank #430) holds a narrow lead over ExpressVPN (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (40 vs 35). The gap of 5 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 SmartRecruiters. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ExpressVPN is slightly ahead of SmartRecruiters. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ExpressVPN is ahead of SmartRecruiters. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SmartRecruiters is clearly ahead of ExpressVPN. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), ExpressVPN is ahead of SmartRecruiters.

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. SmartRecruiters shows 119 stars across 25 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ExpressVPN's footprint is roughly 10.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. SmartRecruiters 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.