Guardrails AI vs PentAGI
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Guardrails AI and PentAGI, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Guardrails AI leads on trust — 77.1/100 (Grade B) vs 55.5/100 (Grade C), a 21.6-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Guardrails AIguardrails-ai/guardrails | PentAGIvxcontrol/pentagi |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 77.1 | 55.5 |
| Evidence grade | B | C |
| Coverage grade | A | C |
| Overall rank | #81 | #283 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #1 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 7.4k | 24.8k |
| Last updated | 3d ago | 11d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 5.6 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 23k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 20.0 | 11.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.1 | 10.5 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI | 7 — Anthropic, DeepSeek, Firecrawl, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | — |
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 →