LiveKit Agents vs Pipecat
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of LiveKit Agents and Pipecat, two Voice & Conversational projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
LiveKit Agents leads on trust — 88.5/100 (Grade A) vs 83.2/100 (Grade A), a 5.3-point gap. Note: LiveKit Agents's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | LiveKit Agentslivekit/agents | Pipecatpipecat-ai/pipecat |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 88.5 | 83.2 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #17 | #47 |
| Rank in Voice & Conversational | #1 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 11.5k | 13.7k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.6 / 10 | 6.3 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Downloads | 936k/wk | 266k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 20.7 | 15.4 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 5 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 6 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | marketplace |
| Provenance drift | Match | 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 v4.2 →