Deepsec vs HOL Guard
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Deepsec and HOL Guard, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
HOL Guard leads on trust — 88.6/100 (Grade A) vs 59.7/100 (Grade C), a 28.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Deepsecvercel-labs/deepsec | HOL Guardhashgraph-online/hol-guard |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 59.7 | 88.6 |
| Evidence grade | C | A |
| Coverage grade | C | B |
| Overall rank | #326 | #20 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #8 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 7.7k | 440 |
| Last updated | 4d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.6 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | 30k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.0 | 21.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.3 | 15.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 14.3 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.3 | 12.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM) |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | plugins |
| Provenance drift | — | 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 →