An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Docling and Unstructured, two Research & Data projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
| Signal | Doclingdocling-project/docling | UnstructuredUnstructured-IO/unstructured |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.7 | 84.1 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #23 | #42 |
| Rank in Research & Data | #1 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 63.4k | 15.2k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | 4d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.8 / 10 | 6.7 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 4.1M/wk | 1.2M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.8 | 20.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.6 | 14.2 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 13.5 |
| Adoption / 20 | 20.0 | 18.1 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 3 — Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, Postgres | 6 — Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, Pinecone, … |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | extensions | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | 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 v4.2 →