LightRAG vs Qdrant
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of LightRAG and Qdrant, 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 — 84.6/100 (Grade A) vs 75.9/100 (Grade B), a 8.7-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | LightRAGHKUDS/LightRAG | Qdrantqdrant/qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 84.6 | 75.9 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #54 | #134 |
| Rank in Memory & Knowledge | #5 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 39.4k | 34.4k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.4 / 10 | 5.0 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 27k/wk | 2.5M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.5 | 11.2 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 16.9 | 19.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | 6 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI, … | 1 — Qdrant |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Partial |
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 →