Question 1

Is LiveKit Agents or Pipecat more trustworthy?

Accepted Answer

On HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust score, LiveKit Agents ranks higher (90.6 vs 85.2/100). Trust reflects verifiable supply-chain, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals — not popularity.

Question 2

What is the difference between LiveKit Agents and Pipecat?

Accepted Answer

LiveKit Agents (livekit/agents) has an HVTrust score of 90.6 (Grade A) with 10.9k GitHub stars; Pipecat (pipecat-ai/pipecat) scores 85.2 (Grade A) with 12.7k stars. Both are Voice & Conversational.

Signal	LiveKit Agents	Pipecat
HVTrust score	90.6	85.2
Evidence grade	A	A
Registry state	Listed	Listed
Safety / Integrity (25)	20.9	16.7
Identity / Provenance (18)	18.0	18.0
Transparency (17)	14.2	13.9
Maintenance (20)	19.8	19.6
Adoption (20)	17.7	17.0
GitHub stars	10.9k	12.7k
Weekly downloads	1,092,467	232,040
Last push	2026-06-08	2026-06-05
Language	Python	Python
OSSF Scorecard	6.7	6.4
Review flags	—	—
Recent change	2026-05-29: HVTrust up 10.0pts (79.8 → 89.8)	2026-05-29: HVTrust up 10.3pts (74.6 → 84.9)

LiveKit Agents vs Pipecat