BoxLite vs OpenShell
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of BoxLite and OpenShell, two Sandboxes & Runtimes projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
BoxLite leads on trust — 84.4/100 (Grade A) vs 42.0/100 (Grade D), a 42.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | BoxLiteboxlite-ai/boxlite | OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 84.4 | 42.0 |
| Evidence grade | A | D |
| Coverage grade | B | C |
| Overall rank | #43 | #366 |
| Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes | #1 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 2.2k | 8.0k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.7 / 10 | 5.9 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 10k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.4 | 12.4 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.5 | 13.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 13.4 | 9.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | 2 — Postgres, Redis | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Match | Unknown |
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 v4.2 →