Strands Agents vs Threadplane
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Strands Agents and Threadplane, two Agent Frameworks projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Strands Agents leads on trust — 89.8/100 (Grade A) vs 84.1/100 (Grade A), a 5.7-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Strands Agentsstrands-agents/harness-sdk | Threadplanecacheplane/angular-agent-framework |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 89.8 | 84.1 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #13 | #58 |
| Rank in Agent Frameworks | #4 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 7.1k | 67 |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.3 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 7.8M/wk | 235/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.1 | 22.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.4 | 7.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 4 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 1 — Redis |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | extensions | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Partial |
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 →