Deepsec vs Guardrails AI
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Deepsec and Guardrails AI, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Guardrails AI leads on trust — 77.2/100 (Grade B) vs 57.9/100 (Grade C), a 19.3-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Deepsecvercel-labs/deepsec | Guardrails AIguardrails-ai/guardrails |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 57.9 | 77.2 |
| Evidence grade | C | B |
| Coverage grade | C | A |
| Overall rank | #676 | #185 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #9 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 8.0k | 7.4k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.9 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | 20k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 11.1 | 20.0 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.7 | 13.6 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 13.9 | 12.6 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.4 | 15.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | — | 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 →