AstrBot vs Pipecat
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of AstrBot and Pipecat, two Voice & Conversational projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Pipecat leads on trust — 84.0/100 (Grade A) vs 65.0/100 (Grade B), a 19.0-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | AstrBotAstrBotDevs/AstrBot | Pipecatpipecat-ai/pipecat |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 65.0 | 84.0 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | C | A |
| Overall rank | #226 | #56 |
| Rank in Voice & Conversational | #3 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 39.2k | 14.1k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.5 / 10 | 6.3 / 10 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Downloads | — | 266k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 11.4 | 15.4 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.2 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.0 | 17.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI | 7 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, … |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | — | 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 →