Guardrails AI vs T3MP3ST
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Guardrails AI and T3MP3ST, 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 — 81.3/100 (Grade A) vs 58.2/100 (Grade C), a 23.1-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Guardrails AIguardrails-ai/guardrails | T3MP3STelder-plinius/T3MP3ST |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 81.3 | 58.2 |
| Evidence grade | A | C |
| Coverage grade | A | C |
| Overall rank | #77 | #475 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #2 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 7.3k | 5.9k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 5.1 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Downloads | 17k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 20.0 | 10.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 16.8 | 15.8 |
| Adoption / 20 | 14.9 | 9.1 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI | 4 — Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, … |
| 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 →