Jan vs Ollama
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Jan and Ollama, two LLM Gateways & Infra projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Ollama leads on trust — 67.4/100 (Grade B) vs 65.0/100 (Grade B), a 2.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Janjanhq/jan | Ollamaollama/ollama |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 65.0 | 67.4 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #229 | #180 |
| Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra | #7 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 44.0k | 178.5k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.8 / 10 | 5.3 / 10 |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.2 | 11.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.1 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | — |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI Grok | — |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | extensions | — |
| Provenance drift | — | — |
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 →