Airbyte vs Dify
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Airbyte and Dify, two Workflow Platforms projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Dify leads on trust — 76.7/100 (Grade B) vs 66.5/100 (Grade B), a 10.2-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Airbyteairbytehq/airbyte | Difylanggenius/dify |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 66.5 | 76.7 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | C | A |
| Overall rank | #137 | #68 |
| Rank in Workflow Platforms | #7 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 21.8k | 151.3k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.8 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
| License | NOASSERTION | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | — | 19.9M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 11.0 | 12.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.6 | 13.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 10.4 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Declared |
| External providers | — | 2 — OpenAI, Postgres |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | marketplace |
| Provenance drift | — | Partial |
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 →