Crawl4AI vs Docling
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Crawl4AI and Docling, two Research & Data projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Docling leads on trust — 88.6/100 (Grade A) vs 64.3/100 (Grade C), a 24.3-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Crawl4AIunclecode/crawl4ai | Doclingdocling-project/docling |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 64.3 | 88.6 |
| Evidence grade | C | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #251 | #22 |
| Rank in Research & Data | #7 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 78.6k | 65.1k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.2 / 10 | 4.7 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 390k/wk | 4.1M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 7.8 | 17.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 11.9 | 19.8 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.2 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Implemented |
| External providers | 1 — OpenAI | 1 — OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | marketplace | plugins |
| 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 v4.3 →