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.
Jan leads on trust — 66.7/100 (Grade B) vs 58.8/100 (Grade C), a 7.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Bifrostmaximhq/bifrost | Janjanhq/jan |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 58.8 | 66.7 |
| Evidence grade | C | B |
| Coverage grade | C | B |
| Overall rank | #255 | #161 |
| Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra | #8 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 8.2k | 44.6k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.3 / 10 | 5.6 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 20.6 | 12.0 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.4 | 11.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Declared |
| External providers | — | — |
| 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 →