Crawl4AI vs Unstructured
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Crawl4AI and Unstructured, two Research & Data projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Unstructured leads on trust — 86.1/100 (Grade A) vs 64.3/100 (Grade C), a 21.8-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Crawl4AIunclecode/crawl4ai | UnstructuredUnstructured-IO/unstructured |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 64.3 | 86.1 |
| Evidence grade | C | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #251 | #40 |
| Rank in Research & Data | #7 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 78.6k | 15.3k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.2 / 10 | 6.7 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 390k/wk | 1.2M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 7.8 | 20.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.9 | 14.2 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 11.9 | 13.7 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.2 | 18.1 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Implemented |
| External providers | 1 — OpenAI | 7 — Amazon Bedrock, Google Gemini, OpenAI, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | marketplace | — |
| 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 →