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OpenViking vs zvec-grep

Both are Grade A and 0.2 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. OpenViking leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption.

A OpenViking 87.6

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volcengine/OpenViking · #68 overall · #5 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

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

+4.0Adoption: 66.8k weekly downloads against 3.6k
+0.9Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.3 against 5.6
+0.6Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.3 against 5.6

A zvec-grep 87.4

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zvec-ai/zvec-grep · #70 overall · #6 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

zvec-grep doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

Where they differ

20.4

Safety / IntegrityOpenViking +0.9

19.5

13.9

TransparencyOpenViking +0.6

13.3

17.5

AdoptionOpenViking +4.0

13.5

-2.2

Runtime calibrationzvec-grep +5.3

+3.1

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

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of OpenViking and zvec-grep, two Memory & Knowledge projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	OpenVikingvolcengine/OpenViking	zvec-grepzvec-ai/zvec-grep
HVTrust score	87.6	87.4
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#68	#70
Rank in Memory & Knowledge	#5	#6
GitHub stars	41.4k	4.2k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.3 / 10	5.6 / 10
License	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	67k/wk	4k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	20.4	19.5
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.9	13.3
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	17.5	13.5
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Declared
External providers	9 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Firecrawl, …	1 — Multi-provider (LiteLLM)
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

Open in the live compare tool → OpenViking profile zvec-grep profile More Memory & Knowledge →

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 →