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Fence vs OpenShell

OpenShell leads on trust: 89.1/100 (Grade A) against 56.6/100 (Grade C), a 32.5-point gap. OpenShell leads on maintenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

C Fence 56.6

Lightweight, container-free sandbox for running commands with network and filesystem restrictions

fencesandbox/fence · #801 overall · #6 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage C (2/5)

Fence doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

A OpenShell 89.1

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

NVIDIA/OpenShell · #42 overall · #1 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage B (3/5)

Choose OpenShell if maintenance and adoption matter most.

+9.9Adoption: 21.3k GitHub stars against 1k
+8.5Maintenance: last push today, against 7d ago
+7.9Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 79%
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none

Where they differ

12.7

Safety / IntegrityOpenShell +7.9

20.6

10.8

Identity / ProvenanceOpenShell +7.2

18.0

14.4

TransparencyFence +0.4

14.0

11.5

MaintenanceOpenShell +8.5

20.0

7.2

AdoptionOpenShell +9.9

17.1

+0.0

Runtime calibrationFence +0.6

-0.6

Full evidence table

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

Full evidence

Signal	Fencefencesandbox/fence	OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell
HVTrust score	56.6	89.1
Evidence grade	C	A
Coverage grade	C	B
Overall rank	#801	#42
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#6	#1
GitHub stars	1.0k	21.3k
Last updated	7d ago	today
Build provenance	No	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.0 / 10	6.5 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	—	103k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	12.7	20.6
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.4	14.0
Maintenance / 20	11.5	20.0
Adoption / 20	7.2	17.1
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	—
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	—	extensions
Provenance drift	—	Unknown

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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 →