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Jan vs Ollama

Ollama leads on trust: 66.2/100 (Grade B) against 64.2/100 (Grade C), a 2.0-point gap. Jan leads on supply-chain integrity; Ollama leads on transparency and adoption.

C Jan 64.2

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janhq/jan · #541 overall · #7 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Jan if supply-chain integrity matters most.

+0.7Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 66%

B Ollama 66.2

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ollama/ollama · #466 overall · #5 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Ollama if transparency and adoption matter most.

+1.4Adoption: 183.1k GitHub stars against 44.9k
+0.7Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 5.3 against 4.5

Where they differ

10.6

Safety / IntegrityJan +0.7

9.9

12.3

TransparencyOllama +0.7

13.0

11.2

AdoptionOllama +1.4

12.6

-0.6

Runtime calibrationOllama +0.6

+0.0

2 dimensions identical: Identity 10.8 · Maintenance 19.9 · Full evidence table

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.

Full evidence

Signal	Janjanhq/jan	Ollamaollama/ollama
HVTrust score	64.2	66.2
Evidence grade	C	B
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#541	#466
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#7	#5
GitHub stars	44.9k	183.1k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	4.5 / 10	5.3 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	MIT
Downloads	—	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.6	9.9
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.3	13.0
Maintenance / 20	19.9	19.9
Adoption / 20	11.2	12.6
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	—
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	—	—

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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 v4.4 →