OpenAI Agents SDK vs OpenAI Agents SDK (JS)
Both are Grade A and 2.2 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. OpenAI Agents SDK leads on adoption and rests on broader evidence; OpenAI Agents SDK (JS) leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency. Note: OpenAI Agents SDK (JS)'s evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.
A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows
Choose OpenAI Agents SDK if adoption matters most.
- +2.7Adoption: 3.3M weekly downloads against 1.2M
- A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3
A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows and voice agents
Choose OpenAI Agents SDK (JS) if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.
- +0.7Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 8.5 against 7.9
- +0.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 8.5 against 7.9
Where they differ
1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of OpenAI Agents SDK and OpenAI Agents SDK (JS), two Agent Frameworks projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | OpenAI Agents SDKopenai/openai-agents-python | OpenAI Agents SDK (JS)openai/openai-agents-js |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 91.6 | 93.8 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #13 | #5 |
| Rank in Agent Frameworks | #5 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 30.2k | 3.9k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.9 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 3.3M/wk | 1.2M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 22.4 | 23.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.4 | 16.7 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Implemented |
| External providers | 6 — Amazon Bedrock, E2B, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), … | 1 — OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | extensions | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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 →