Bifrost vs Jan
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Bifrost and Jan, two LLM Gateways & Infra projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Bifrost leads on trust — 87.9/100 (Grade A) vs 64.5/100 (Grade C), a 23.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Bifrostmaximhq/bifrost | Janjanhq/jan |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 87.9 | 64.5 |
| Evidence grade | A | C |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #24 | #223 |
| Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra | #1 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 7.3k | 44.0k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.3 / 10 | 5.8 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | 2k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.5 | 12.2 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 18.6 |
| Adoption / 20 | 13.8 | 11.1 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Declared |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI Grok |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | extensions |
| 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 →