DeerFlow vs Docling
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of DeerFlow 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 — 89.2/100 (Grade A) vs 67.3/100 (Grade B), a 21.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | DeerFlowbytedance/deer-flow | Doclingdocling-project/docling |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 67.3 | 89.2 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | C | A |
| Overall rank | #386 | #25 |
| Rank in Research & Data | #8 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 82.7k | 66.7k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.5 / 10 | 5.2 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | — | 659k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 13.1 | 18.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.8 | 19.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 6 — E2B, OpenAI, OpenRouter, … | 1 — OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | extensions | plugins |
| 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 →