Garak vs REA
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Garak and REA, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
REA leads on trust — 70.5/100 (Grade B) vs 59.0/100 (Grade C), a 11.5-point gap. Note: REA's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Garakleondz/garak | REAmorluto/rea |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 59.0 | 70.5 |
| Evidence grade | C | B |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #333 | #126 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #8 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 8.8k | 167 |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.9 / 10 | — |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 14k/wk | 528/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.7 | 8.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.0 | 9.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 8 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Cohere, … | — |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Warning | 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 →