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OpenClaw vs Skyvern

Both are Grade A and 4.0 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. OpenClaw leads on adoption; Skyvern leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency.

A OpenClaw 90.8

The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

openclaw/openclaw · #18 overall · #2 Browser & Computer Use · coverage A (4/5)

Choose OpenClaw if adoption matters most.

+5.3Adoption: 2.1M weekly downloads against 1.4k

A Skyvern 86.8

Automate browser based workflows with AI

Skyvern-AI/skyvern · #69 overall · #8 Browser & Computer Use · coverage A (4/5)

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

+1.8Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 7.3 against 5.8
+1.3Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.3 against 5.8

Where they differ

19.8

Safety / IntegritySkyvern +1.8

21.6

13.4

TransparencySkyvern +1.3

14.7

20.0

AdoptionOpenClaw +5.3

14.7

-0.4

Runtime calibrationOpenClaw +1.8

-2.2

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of OpenClaw and Skyvern, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	OpenClawopenclaw/openclaw	SkyvernSkyvern-AI/skyvern
HVTrust score	90.8	86.8
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	A	A
Overall rank	#18	#69
Rank in Browser & Computer Use	#2	#8
GitHub stars	392.7k	23.2k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	5.8 / 10	7.3 / 10
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Downloads	2.1M/wk	1k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.8	21.6
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.4	14.7
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	20.0	14.7
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	4 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI, …	5 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), …
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	Match	Unknown

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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 →