Botpress vs Nocobase
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Botpress and Nocobase, two Workflow Platforms projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Botpress leads on trust — 87.9/100 (Grade A) vs 66.4/100 (Grade B), a 21.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Botpressbotpress/botpress | Nocobasenocobase/nocobase |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 87.9 | 66.4 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #23 | #203 |
| Rank in Workflow Platforms | #3 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 14.9k | 23.7k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 4.3 / 10 |
| License | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | 19k/wk | 47/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.8 | 8.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.7 | 12.7 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Declared |
| External providers | — | 4 — Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| 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 →