Agno vs DawnAI
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Agno and DawnAI, two Agent Frameworks projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Agno leads on trust — 86.5/100 (Grade A) vs 84.8/100 (Grade A), a 1.7-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Agnoagno-agi/agno | DawnAIcacheplane/dawnai |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.5 | 84.8 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #28 | #41 |
| Rank in Agent Frameworks | #7 | #9 |
| GitHub stars | 41.6k | 382 |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.7 / 10 | 7.0 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 466k/wk | 472/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.1 | 21.2 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.2 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.6 | 9.8 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 20 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Brave Search, … | 1 — OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.2 →