ExpressVPN vs Userlike

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

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

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. Userlike shows 38 stars across 14 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but ExpressVPN's footprint is roughly 32.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

ExpressVPN is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Userlike looks better where education 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.