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Docling vs Firecrawl

Both are Grade A and 0.2 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Docling rests on broader evidence; Firecrawl leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency. Note: Firecrawl's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.

A Docling 88.9

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docling-project/docling · #47 overall · #3 Research & Data · coverage A (4/5)

Choose Docling if breadth of evidence matters most.

A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

A Firecrawl 89.1

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firecrawl/firecrawl · #37 overall · #2 Research & Data · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Firecrawl if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+2.0Safety / Integrity: 98% of recent commits signed, against 84%
+0.9Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.1 against 5.0

Where they differ

18.0

Safety / IntegrityFirecrawl +2.0

20.0

12.8

TransparencyFirecrawl +0.9

13.7

19.9

MaintenanceFirecrawl +0.1

20.0

19.6

AdoptionFirecrawl +0.4

20.0

+0.6

Runtime calibrationDocling +3.2

-2.6

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Docling and Firecrawl, two Research & Data projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Doclingdocling-project/docling	Firecrawlfirecrawl/firecrawl
HVTrust score	88.9	89.1
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	A	B
Overall rank	#47	#37
Rank in Research & Data	#3	#2
GitHub stars	70.0k	198.0k
Last updated	1d ago	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	5.0 / 10	6.1 / 10
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Downloads	904k/wk	2.9M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	18.0	20.0
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	12.8	13.7
Maintenance / 20	19.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	19.6	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	—
External providers	1 — OpenAI	7 — Anthropic, Firecrawl, Groq, …
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	Unknown	Match

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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 v4.4 →