Graphiti vs Honcho
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Graphiti and Honcho, two Memory & Knowledge projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Graphiti leads on trust — 85.8/100 (Grade A) vs 73.9/100 (Grade B), a 11.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Graphitigetzep/graphiti | Honchoplastic-labs/honcho |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 85.8 | 73.9 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #47 | #147 |
| Rank in Memory & Knowledge | #4 | #9 |
| GitHub stars | 30.5k | 7.0k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.1 / 10 | 6.4 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Downloads | 299k/wk | 333k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.7 | 12.3 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.8 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 17.6 | 19.6 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.1 | 16.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Declared |
| External providers | 6 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 5 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | 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 →