Comparison
ballerine vs beava
Verdict
Pick ballerine if ballerine is an open-source infrastructure and data orchestration platform for risk decisioning that supports areas such as compliance, fraud detection and identity verification; pick beava if beava offers real-time decision features that operate without requiring traditional streaming infrastructure like Kafka or Flink, differentiating it from competitors in the market.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | ballerine | beava |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (1d since push) As of Sep 19, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Slowing (107d since push) As of Sep 14, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of Sep 19, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of Sep 14, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Jul 15, 2026 · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Jul 15, 2026 · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- ballerine
- Open-source infrastructure and data orchestration platform for risk decisioning
- beava
- Real-time decision features without streaming infra
Stars
- ballerine
- 2.4k
- beava
- 138
Forks
- ballerine
- 311
- beava
- 10
Open issues
- ballerine
- 20
- beava
- 38
Language
- ballerine
- TypeScript
- beava
- Rust
Adopt for
- ballerine
- Ballerine is an open-source infrastructure and data orchestration platform for risk decisioning that supports areas such as compliance, fraud detection and identity verification.
- beava
- Beava offers real-time decision features that operate without requiring traditional streaming infrastructure like Kafka or Flink, differentiating it from competitors in the market.
Persona
- ballerine
- -
- beava
- -
Runtime
- ballerine
- -
- beava
- -
License
- ballerine
- The platform is under Other license, which means specific terms are provided beyond the information publicly available.
- beava
- Beava uses the Apache-2.0 license.
Last pushed
- ballerine
- Sep 17, 2026
- beava
- May 30, 2026
Categories
- ballerine
- Evaluation & Observability
- beava
- AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability
Trust and health
Maintenance
- ballerine
- Very active (96%)
- beava
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- ballerine
- 1d
- beava
- 107d
Open issues (now)
- ballerine
- 20
- beava
- 38
Stars delta
- ballerine
- +13 (30d)
- beava
- -1 (30d)
Open issues delta
- ballerine
- +11 (30d)
- beava
- 0 (30d)
Full report
- ballerine
- Trust report
- beava
- Trust report
Choose ballerine if…
- ballerine is primarily TypeScript; beava is Rust.
- License: ballerine is Other, beava is Apache-2.0.
- Pricing: While Ballerine has an open-source repository that is not currently supported, commercial SaaS options may be available for a fee..
- Tags unique to ballerine: back-office, compliance, data-orchestration, identity-verification.
- When you are working in the payment sector or run a Fintech company and need tools to automate decisions during the customer lifecycle.
When NOT to use ballerine
- If you require immediate support or are unable to wait as Ballerine is currently undergoing a major rebuild and is not actively supported at this time.
- When your risk management needs do not align with automated workflows, rule engines, or third-party plugin systems, suggesting a more traditional approach might be better.
Choose beava if…
- beava is primarily Rust; ballerine is TypeScript.
- License: beava is Apache-2.0, ballerine is Other.
- Pricing: Free to start with, may include premium features or paid plans that are not detailed in the repository data provided..
- Requirements: Requires Docker.
- Tags unique to beava: ai-agents, analytics, feature-store, llm-guardrails.
- Also covers AI Agents.
- beava ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- Use Beava when you need to integrate live event processing into your product reflexes without setting up complex streaming infrastructures such as Kafka or feature stores.
When NOT to use beava
- Avoid using Beava if your project relies heavily on existing Kafka or Flink environments, as the tool does not integrate well with these technologies.
- Do not use Beava in scenarios where a feature store is critical for managing and serving feature data efficiently across different models.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (ballerine-io/ballerine) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (ballerine-io/ballerine) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (ballerine-io/ballerine) · observed Sep 17, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (beava-dev/beava) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (beava-dev/beava) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (beava-dev/beava) · observed May 30, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: ballerine 2.4k · beava 138 (synced Sep 20, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between ballerine and beava?
- ballerine: Open-source infrastructure and data orchestration platform for risk decisioning. beava: Real-time decision features without streaming infra. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose ballerine over beava?
- Choose ballerine over beava when ballerine is primarily TypeScript; beava is Rust; License: ballerine is Other, beava is Apache-2.0; Pricing: While Ballerine has an open-source repository that is not currently supported, commercial SaaS options may be available for a fee.; Tags unique to ballerine: back-office, compliance, data-orchestration, identity-verification; When you are working in the payment sector or run a Fintech company and need tools to automate decisions during the customer lifecycle.
- When should I choose beava over ballerine?
- Choose beava over ballerine when beava is primarily Rust; ballerine is TypeScript; License: beava is Apache-2.0, ballerine is Other; Pricing: Free to start with, may include premium features or paid plans that are not detailed in the repository data provided.; Requirements: Requires Docker; Tags unique to beava: ai-agents, analytics, feature-store, llm-guardrails; Also covers AI Agents; beava ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; Use Beava when you need to integrate live event processing into your product reflexes without setting up complex streaming infrastructures such as Kafka or feature stores.
- When should I avoid ballerine?
- If you require immediate support or are unable to wait as Ballerine is currently undergoing a major rebuild and is not actively supported at this time. When your risk management needs do not align with automated workflows, rule engines, or third-party plugin systems, suggesting a more traditional approach might be better.
- When should I avoid beava?
- Avoid using Beava if your project relies heavily on existing Kafka or Flink environments, as the tool does not integrate well with these technologies. Do not use Beava in scenarios where a feature store is critical for managing and serving feature data efficiently across different models.
- Is ballerine or beava more popular on GitHub?
- ballerine has more GitHub stars (2,434 vs 138). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are ballerine and beava open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ballerine: Other, beava: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to ballerine or beava?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at ballerine alternatives and beava alternatives (ballerine markdown twin, beava markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, ballerine or beava?
- ballerine: Very active. beava: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for ballerine and beava?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ballerine trust report; beava trust report.