# ExpressVPN — developer ecosystem report

- GitHub org: `expressvpn`
- Category: saas
- Overall score: 34.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #632
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-14

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 57.0 | #287 | ~22% |
| Education | 69.0 | #323 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 12.0 | #767 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 30.0 | #513 | ~16% |
| Reach | 39.0 | #584 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 10.0 | #793 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/expressvpn
- Website: https://www.expressvpn.com

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 1,257 |
| Forks | 221 |
| Open issues | 22 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [lightway-core](https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway-core) | 623 | C | Lightway Core is a modern VPN protocol by ExpressVPN, to deliver a VPN experience that’s faster, more secure, and more r |
| [lightway](https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway) | 235 | Rust | Lightway Rust Open Source Workspace |
| [expressvpn_leak_testing](https://github.com/expressvpn/expressvpn_leak_testing) | 222 | Python | ExpressVPN Leak Testing Tools |
| [xoth_location_tracker_investigation](https://github.com/expressvpn/xoth_location_tracker_investigation) | 47 | — | Investigation Xoth: Location Trackers |
| [expressvpn_browser_extension](https://github.com/expressvpn/expressvpn_browser_extension) | 37 | Vue | ExpressVPN Browser Extension |
| [lightway-laser](https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway-laser) | 33 | C | Lightway Laser is a reference point-to-point Linux client/server implementation for Lightway Core. |
| [wolfssl-rs](https://github.com/expressvpn/wolfssl-rs) | 22 | Rust | A high level Rust interface for WolfSSL |
| [lightway-core-snapshot](https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway-core-snapshot) | 22 | C | Lightway Core has moved to https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway-core |
| [wolfssl-sys](https://github.com/expressvpn/wolfssl-sys) | 10 | Rust | A low level Rust binding for WolfSSL |
| [lightway-sys](https://github.com/expressvpn/lightway-sys) | 4 | Rust | A low level Rust binding for Lightway |
| [telehealth_apps_investigation](https://github.com/expressvpn/telehealth_apps_investigation) | 2 | — | Investigation: Telehealth Apps |
| [metrics-exporter-dogstatsd](https://github.com/expressvpn/metrics-exporter-dogstatsd) | 0 | — | Async metrics-compatible exporter that supports all features of statsd including gauges, histograms and more |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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