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Airbyte vs Trigger.dev

Trigger.dev leads on trust: 87.2/100 (Grade A) against 63.5/100 (Grade C), a 23.7-point gap. Trigger.dev leads on provenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

C Airbyte 63.5

Open-source data movement for ELT pipelines and AI agents — from APIs, databases & files to warehouses, lakes, and AI applications. Both self-hosted and Cloud.

airbytehq/airbyte · #572 overall · #11 Workflow Platforms · coverage C (2/5)

Airbyte doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

A Trigger.dev 87.2

Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows

triggerdotdev/trigger.dev · #72 overall · #2 Workflow Platforms · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Trigger.dev if provenance and adoption matter most.

+8.1Adoption
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+4.6Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.0 against 4.5
+1.3Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.0 against 4.5

Where they differ

10.6

Safety / IntegrityTrigger.dev +4.6

15.2

10.8

Identity / ProvenanceTrigger.dev +7.2

18.0

12.3

TransparencyTrigger.dev +1.3

13.6

20.0

MaintenanceAirbyte +0.2

19.8

10.4

AdoptionTrigger.dev +8.1

18.5

-0.6

Runtime calibrationTrigger.dev +2.7

+2.1

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Airbyte and Trigger.dev, two Workflow Platforms projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Airbyteairbytehq/airbyte	Trigger.devtriggerdotdev/trigger.dev
HVTrust score	63.5	87.2
Evidence grade	C	A
Coverage grade	C	B
Overall rank	#572	#72
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#11	#2
GitHub stars	22.3k	16.7k
Last updated	today	3d ago
Build provenance	No	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	4.5 / 10	6.0 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	Apache-2.0
Downloads	—	1.8M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.6	15.2
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	18.0
Transparency / 17	12.3	13.6
Maintenance / 20	20.0	19.8
Adoption / 20	10.4	18.5
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	—	4 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Postgres, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	extensions	extensions
Provenance drift	—	Match

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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 v4.4 →