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OpenClaw vs Stagehand

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of OpenClaw and Stagehand, 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.

OpenClaw leads on trust — 86.1/100 (Grade A) vs 61.0/100 (Grade C), a 25.1-point gap. Full breakdown below.
Signal OpenClawopenclaw/openclaw Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand
HVTrust score 86.1 61.0
Evidence grade A C
Coverage grade A B
Overall rank #39 #298
Rank in Browser & Computer Use #3 #12
GitHub stars 386.4k 23.9k
Last updated today 1d ago
Build provenance Yes Yes
OSSF Scorecard 4.6 / 10 5.4 / 10
License NOASSERTION MIT
Downloads 3.4M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25 13.2 19.2
Identity & provenance / 18 18.0 18.0
Transparency / 17 12.4 13.1
Maintenance / 20 20.0 18.3
Adoption / 20 20.0 10.5
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server Implemented
External providers 4 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, … 3 — Anthropic, Browserbase, OpenAI
Requires API keys No Yes
Plugin surface plugins
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 v4.3 →