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LangGraph vs Strands Agents

Both are Grade A and 3.9 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. LangGraph leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency, and rests on broader evidence.

A LangGraph 94.5

Build resilient agents.

langchain-ai/langgraph · #2 overall · #2 Agent Frameworks · coverage A (4/5)

Choose LangGraph if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+2.2Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 7.1 against 5.4
+1.4Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.1 against 5.4
+1.2Adoption: 18.5M weekly downloads against 9.6M
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

A Strands Agents 90.6

Build an agent harness and control it end-to-end. Open-source SDK for production AI agents in Python & TypeScript - any model, any cloud.

strands-agents/harness-sdk · #20 overall · #6 Agent Frameworks · coverage B (3/5)

Strands Agents doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

Where they differ

21.4

Safety / IntegrityLangGraph +2.2

19.2

14.5

TransparencyLangGraph +1.4

13.1

20.0

AdoptionLangGraph +1.2

18.8

+0.6

Runtime calibrationStrands Agents +0.9

+1.5

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of LangGraph and Strands Agents, two Agent Frameworks projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	LangGraphlangchain-ai/langgraph	Strands Agentsstrands-agents/harness-sdk
HVTrust score	94.5	90.6
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	A	B
Overall rank	#2	#20
Rank in Agent Frameworks	#2	#6
GitHub stars	44.4k	9.0k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.1 / 10	5.4 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	18.5M/wk	9.6M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.4	19.2
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.5	13.1
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	20.0	18.8
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	Implemented
External providers	—	4 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	—	plugins
Provenance drift	Partial	Match

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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 →