Daytona vs OpenShell
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Daytona 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.
OpenShell leads on trust — 70.3/100 (Grade B) vs 57.1/100 (Grade C), a 13.2-point gap. Note: OpenShell's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Daytonadaytonaio/daytona | OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 57.1 | 70.3 |
| Evidence grade | C | B |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #269 | #120 |
| Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes | #6 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 71.7k | 8.7k |
| Last updated | 59d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 6.3 / 10 |
| License | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 200k/wk | 23k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.4 | 12.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 5.1 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 8.1 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.7 | 15.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | 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 →