Comparison
vigil-llm vs giskard-oss
Verdict
Pick vigil-llm if vigil-llm is designed for users who need robust security measures to protect against prompt injections and jailbreak attempts in LLMs; pick giskard-oss if giskard-oss is an open-source Python library for testing and evaluating agentic systems, including LLMs, black-box agents, and multi-step pipelines. It offers modules for checks, scans, and provider-agnostic LLM routing.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | vigil-llm | giskard-oss |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Dormant (962d since push) As of Sep 20, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of Sep 18, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of Sep 20, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of Sep 18, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Jul 11, 2026 · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of Sep 18, 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
- vigil-llm
- Detect prompt injections and other risky inputs in LLMs
- giskard-oss
- Open-Source Evaluation & Testing library for LLM Agents
Stars
- vigil-llm
- 496
- giskard-oss
- 5.8k
Forks
- vigil-llm
- 56
- giskard-oss
- 537
Open issues
- vigil-llm
- 16
- giskard-oss
- 65
Language
- vigil-llm
- Python
- giskard-oss
- Python
Adopt for
- vigil-llm
- Vigil-llm is designed for users who need robust security measures to protect against prompt injections and jailbreak attempts in LLMs.
- giskard-oss
- Giskard-oss is an open-source Python library for testing and evaluating agentic systems, including LLMs, black-box agents, and multi-step pipelines. It offers modules for checks, scans, and provider-agnostic LLM routing.
Persona
- vigil-llm
- -
- giskard-oss
- -
Runtime
- vigil-llm
- -
- giskard-oss
- -
License
- vigil-llm
- Apache-2.0
- giskard-oss
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- vigil-llm
- Jan 31, 2024
- giskard-oss
- Sep 18, 2026
Categories
- vigil-llm
- Evaluation & Observability
- giskard-oss
- Evaluation & Observability
Trust and health
Maintenance
- vigil-llm
- Dormant (18%)
- giskard-oss
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- vigil-llm
- 962d
- giskard-oss
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- vigil-llm
- 16
- giskard-oss
- 65
Stars delta
- vigil-llm
- +5 (30d)
- giskard-oss
- +97 (30d)
Open issues delta
- vigil-llm
- 0 (30d)
- giskard-oss
- -27 (30d)
Owner type
- vigil-llm
- User
- giskard-oss
- Organization
Full report
- vigil-llm
- Trust report
- giskard-oss
- Trust report
Typed relationship
Shared compatibility
- Python · vigil-llm: Python runtime · giskard-oss: Python runtime
Choose vigil-llm if…
- `Vigil` focuses on protecting against adversarial attacks, while `Giskard OSS` evaluates and red-teams agentic systems. Both tools aim at improving the security/robustness of AI models but in slightly different ways.
- Tags unique to vigil-llm: adversarial-attacks, large-language-models, prompt-injection.
- vigil-llm ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- When deploying large language models that require high levels of input security, vigil-llm can be employed to detect maliciously crafted inputs intended to manipulate model behavior.
When NOT to use vigil-llm
- If your application does not require high security against malicious inputs or if the risks of prompt injection are minimal due to controlled input sources, vigil-llm might be unnecessary.
- For projects that focus on optimizing output speed rather than input robustness, other tools might be more appropriate as vigil-llm could add significant processing overhead.
Choose giskard-oss if…
- `Vigil` focuses on protecting against adversarial attacks, while `Giskard OSS` evaluates and red-teams agentic systems. Both tools aim at improving the security/robustness of AI models but in slightly different ways.
- Tags unique to giskard-oss: agent-evaluation, ai-red-team, ai-security, ai-testing.
- When you need a comprehensive testing and evaluation library for agentic systems, including LLMs, black-box agents, and multi-step pipelines.
When NOT to use giskard-oss
- If you are working with Python versions below 3.12, as Giskard-oss requires Python 3.12+.
- When you prefer not to use tools that collect telemetry data, even if it is aggregated and does not include prompts or outputs.
- If you are looking for a tool that does not offer a modular architecture, as Giskard-oss is built with a modular set of focused packages.
- When you need a tool that does not support open-source licensing under Apache-2.0.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (deadbits/vigil-llm) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (deadbits/vigil-llm) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (deadbits/vigil-llm) · observed Jan 31, 2024
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (Giskard-AI/giskard-oss) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (Giskard-AI/giskard-oss) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (Giskard-AI/giskard-oss) · observed Sep 18, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Sep 18, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Sep 18, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: vigil-llm 496 · giskard-oss 5.8k (synced Sep 20, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between vigil-llm and giskard-oss?
- vigil-llm: Detect prompt injections and other risky inputs in LLMs. giskard-oss: Open-Source Evaluation & Testing library for LLM Agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose vigil-llm over giskard-oss?
- Choose vigil-llm over giskard-oss when
Vigilfocuses on protecting against adversarial attacks, whileGiskard OSSevaluates and red-teams agentic systems. Both tools aim at improving the security/robustness of AI models but in slightly different ways; Tags unique to vigil-llm: adversarial-attacks, large-language-models, prompt-injection; vigil-llm ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When deploying large language models that require high levels of input security, vigil-llm can be employed to detect maliciously crafted inputs intended to manipulate model behavior. - When should I choose giskard-oss over vigil-llm?
- Choose giskard-oss over vigil-llm when
Vigilfocuses on protecting against adversarial attacks, whileGiskard OSSevaluates and red-teams agentic systems. Both tools aim at improving the security/robustness of AI models but in slightly different ways; Tags unique to giskard-oss: agent-evaluation, ai-red-team, ai-security, ai-testing; When you need a comprehensive testing and evaluation library for agentic systems, including LLMs, black-box agents, and multi-step pipelines. - When should I avoid vigil-llm?
- If your application does not require high security against malicious inputs or if the risks of prompt injection are minimal due to controlled input sources, vigil-llm might be unnecessary. For projects that focus on optimizing output speed rather than input robustness, other tools might be more appropriate as vigil-llm could add significant processing overhead.
- When should I avoid giskard-oss?
- If you are working with Python versions below 3.12, as Giskard-oss requires Python 3.12+. When you prefer not to use tools that collect telemetry data, even if it is aggregated and does not include prompts or outputs. If you are looking for a tool that does not offer a modular architecture, as Giskard-oss is built with a modular set of focused packages. When you need a tool that does not support open-source licensing under Apache-2.0.
- Is vigil-llm or giskard-oss more popular on GitHub?
- giskard-oss has more GitHub stars (5,824 vs 496). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are vigil-llm and giskard-oss open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (vigil-llm: Apache-2.0, giskard-oss: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to vigil-llm or giskard-oss?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at vigil-llm alternatives and giskard-oss alternatives (vigil-llm markdown twin, giskard-oss 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, vigil-llm or giskard-oss?
- vigil-llm: Dormant. giskard-oss: Very active. 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 vigil-llm and giskard-oss?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: vigil-llm trust report; giskard-oss trust report.