Honcho vs LightRAG
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Honcho and LightRAG, two Memory & Knowledge projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
LightRAG leads on trust — 85.0/100 (Grade A) vs 73.2/100 (Grade B), a 11.8-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Honchoplastic-labs/honcho | LightRAGHKUDS/LightRAG |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 73.2 | 85.0 |
| Evidence grade | B | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #262 | #77 |
| Rank in Memory & Knowledge | #15 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 7.1k | 39.6k |
| Last updated | 2d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.5 / 10 | 5.4 / 10 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 130k/wk | 31k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.7 | 17.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.0 | 13.1 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 16.1 | 17.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | — |
| External providers | 6 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI, … | 6 — 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 →