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Bifrost vs Ollama

Bifrost leads on trust: 89.9/100 (Grade A) against 67.5/100 (Grade B), a 22.4-point gap. Bifrost leads on supply-chain integrity and provenance.

A Bifrost 89.9

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maximhq/bifrost · #27 overall · #1 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Bifrost if supply-chain integrity and provenance matter most.

+10.4Safety / Integrity: 98% of recent commits signed, against 86%
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+1.6Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.3 against 5.4
+0.9Adoption

B Ollama 67.5

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ollama/ollama · #434 overall · #5 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

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

Where they differ

21.5

Safety / IntegrityBifrost +10.4

11.1

18.0

Identity / ProvenanceBifrost +7.2

10.8

14.7

TransparencyBifrost +1.6

13.1

20.0

MaintenanceBifrost +0.1

19.9

13.5

AdoptionBifrost +0.9

12.6

+2.2

Runtime calibrationBifrost +2.2

+0.0

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Bifrost and Ollama, 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.

Full evidence

Signal	Bifrostmaximhq/bifrost	Ollamaollama/ollama
HVTrust score	89.9	67.5
Evidence grade	A	B
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#27	#434
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#1	#5
GitHub stars	9.3k	185.7k
Last updated	today	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	No
OSSF Scorecard	7.3 / 10	5.4 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Downloads	1k/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.5	11.1
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	10.8
Transparency / 17	14.7	13.1
Maintenance / 20	20.0	19.9
Adoption / 20	13.5	12.6
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	—
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	—
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 →