Argent vs OpenClaw
Both are Grade A and 1.8 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. OpenClaw leads on adoption and supply-chain integrity, and rests on broader evidence.
An agentic toolkit to control, debug, and profile iOS and Android apps. Made by Software Mansion.
Argent doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.
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Choose OpenClaw if adoption and supply-chain integrity matter most.
- +5.0Adoption: 2.8M weekly downloads against 100.9k
- +0.5Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 5.9 against 5.4
- A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3
Where they differ
1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Argent and OpenClaw, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Argentsoftware-mansion/argent | OpenClawopenclaw/openclaw |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 89.3 | 91.1 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #26 | #13 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #3 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 2.9k | 390.5k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.4 / 10 | 5.9 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | 101k/wk | 2.8M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.2 | 19.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.0 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | — | 4 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, … |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | extensions |
| 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 v4.3 →