PentestAgent vs Snyk Agent Scan
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of PentestAgent and Snyk Agent Scan, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Snyk Agent Scan leads on trust — 63.4/100 (Grade C) vs 55.9/100 (Grade C), a 7.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | PentestAgentGH05TCREW/pentestagent | Snyk Agent Scansnyk/agent-scan |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 55.9 | 63.4 |
| Evidence grade | C | C |
| Coverage grade | C | C |
| Overall rank | #277 | #206 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #7 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 3.1k | 3.1k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.3 / 10 | 5.7 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 10.2 | 12.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 13.4 | 17.8 |
| Adoption / 20 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 4 — Anthropic, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI, … | 1 — Anthropic |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | — | — |
Open in the live compare tool →
PentestAgent profile
Snyk Agent Scan profile
More Security & Guardrails →
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 →