Browser Harness vs OpenClaw
Both are Grade A and 0.4 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. OpenClaw leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption, and rests on broader evidence. Note: Browser Harness's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.
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Browser Harness doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.
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Choose OpenClaw if supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.
- +2.6Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 38%
- +1.1Adoption: 3.4M weekly downloads against 3.3M
- A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3
Where they differ
1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Browser Harness and OpenClaw, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Browser Harnessbrowser-use/browser-harness | OpenClawopenclaw/openclaw |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 91.0 | 90.6 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #17 | #19 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #2 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 18.8k | 393.8k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.1 / 10 | 5.7 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 3.3M/wk | 3.4M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.0 | 19.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.9 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 1 — Anthropic | 4 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI, … |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | extensions |
| 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 v4.4 →