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Nocobase vs Sim

Both are Grade B and 0.6 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Nocobase leads on adoption and rests on broader evidence; Sim leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency.

B Nocobase 65.7

NocoBase is an open-source AI + no-code platform for building business systems fast. Instead of generating everything from scratch, AI works on top of production-proven infrastructure and a WYSIWYG no-code interface, so you get both speed and reliability.

nocobase/nocobase · #491 overall · #10 Workflow Platforms · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Nocobase if adoption matters most.

+1.5Adoption
B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

B Sim 65.1

Sim is the collaborative workspace to build, deploy, and monitor AI agents and workflows. Used by 100,000+ builders.

simstudioai/sim · #505 overall · #11 Workflow Platforms · coverage C (2/5)

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

+3.2Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 65%
+0.9Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 5.4 against 4.3

Where they differ

8.6

Safety / IntegritySim +3.2

11.8

12.2

TransparencySim +0.9

13.1

19.7

MaintenanceSim +0.3

20.0

12.2

AdoptionNocobase +1.5

10.7

+2.2

Runtime calibrationNocobase +3.5

-1.3

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Nocobase and Sim, two Workflow Platforms projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Nocobasenocobase/nocobase	Simsimstudioai/sim
HVTrust score	65.7	65.1
Evidence grade	B	B
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#491	#505
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#10	#11
GitHub stars	24.6k	29.8k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	4.3 / 10	5.4 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	Apache-2.0
Downloads	16/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	8.6	11.8
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.2	13.1
Maintenance / 20	19.7	20.0
Adoption / 20	12.2	10.7
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	4 — Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, …	7 — Anthropic, Browserbase, E2B, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	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 →