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Ollama vs vLLM

vLLM leads on trust: 81.0/100 (Grade A) against 66.2/100 (Grade B), a 14.8-point gap. vLLM leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

B Ollama 66.2

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ollama/ollama · #466 overall · #5 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage B (3/5)

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

A vLLM 81.0

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vllm-project/vllm · #145 overall · #2 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage A (4/5)

Choose vLLM if supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.

+6.9Adoption
+3.3Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 66%
+1.1Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.6 against 5.3
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

9.9

Safety / IntegrityvLLM +3.3

13.2

13.0

TransparencyvLLM +1.1

14.1

19.9

MaintenancevLLM +0.1

20.0

12.6

AdoptionvLLM +6.9

19.5

+0.0

Runtime calibrationvLLM +3.4

+3.4

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Ollama and vLLM, two LLM Gateways & Infra projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Ollamaollama/ollama	vLLMvllm-project/vllm
HVTrust score	66.2	81.0
Evidence grade	B	A
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#466	#145
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#5	#2
GitHub stars	183.1k	93.7k
Last updated	1d ago	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.3 / 10	6.6 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	—	472k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	9.9	13.2
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	13.0	14.1
Maintenance / 20	19.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	12.6	19.5
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	Declared
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	—	extensions
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 →