--- title: "faraday vs aigis" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/infobyte-faraday-vs-killertcell428-aigis" tools: ["infobyte-faraday", "killertcell428-aigis"] --- # faraday vs aigis *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick faraday if faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans; pick aigis if aigis is a deterministic zero-dependency Python firewall for AI agents offering protection against threats like memory poisoning and prompt injection with no external dependencies or complex configurations. [faraday](https://www.faradaysec.com) reports 6.7k GitHub stars, 1.1k forks, and 15 open issues, last pushed Sep 17, 2026. [aigis](https://pypi.org/project/pyaigis/) has 54 stars, 8 forks, and 13 open issues, last pushed Sep 8, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [faraday's repository](https://github.com/infobyte/faraday) and [aigis's repository](https://github.com/killertcell428/aigis). | | [faraday](/tools/infobyte-faraday.md) | [aigis](/tools/killertcell428-aigis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Open Source Vulnerability Management Platform | Deterministic zero-dependency Python firewall for AI agents | | Stars | 6,747 | 54 | | Forks | 1,072 | 8 | | Open issues | 15 | 13 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | Faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans. | aigis is a deterministic zero-dependency Python firewall for AI agents offering protection against threats like memory poisoning and prompt injection with no external dependencies or complex configurations. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Vector Databases | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [faraday](/tools/infobyte-faraday.md) | [aigis](/tools/killertcell428-aigis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 4d | | Open issues (now) | 15 | 13 | | Stars delta | +64 (30d) | +1 (30d) | | Open issues delta | -11 (30d) | +2 (30d) | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/infobyte-faraday/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/killertcell428-aigis/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: faraday - **Adopt for:** Faraday is an open-source vulnerability management platform for orchestrating and centralizing security scans. ## Decision facts: aigis - **Adopt for:** aigis is a deterministic zero-dependency Python firewall for AI agents offering protection against threats like memory poisoning and prompt injection with no external dependencies or complex configurations. ## Choose when ### Choose faraday if… - License: faraday is GPL-3.0, aigis is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to faraday: appsec, burpsuite, collaboration, continuous-scanning. - Also covers Vector Databases. - When you need to centralize your vulnerability data from multiple sources into one platform. ### Choose aigis if… - License: aigis is Apache-2.0, faraday is GPL-3.0. - Tags unique to aigis: ai-agent, ai-security, compliance, firewall. - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. - When your AI application requires robust security measures with minimal setup complexity ## When NOT to use faraday - When existing integrations with other security tools are a strict requirement that Faraday does not support directly. - In environments where the licensing must be permissive, and GPL-3.0 is not an acceptable license. ## When NOT to use aigis - If your project strictly avoids adding third-party libraries - When a full-fledged security solution with comprehensive features is necessary over minimal dependency footprint ## Common questions ### What is the difference between faraday and aigis? faraday: Open Source Vulnerability Management Platform. aigis: Deterministic zero-dependency Python firewall for AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose faraday over aigis? Choose faraday over aigis when License: faraday is GPL-3.0, aigis is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to faraday: appsec, burpsuite, collaboration, continuous-scanning; Also covers Vector Databases; When you need to centralize your vulnerability data from multiple sources into one platform. ### When should I choose aigis over faraday? Choose aigis over faraday when License: aigis is Apache-2.0, faraday is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to aigis: ai-agent, ai-security, compliance, firewall; Also covers Evaluation & Observability; When your AI application requires robust security measures with minimal setup complexity. ### When should I avoid faraday? When existing integrations with other security tools are a strict requirement that Faraday does not support directly. In environments where the licensing must be permissive, and GPL-3.0 is not an acceptable license. ### When should I avoid aigis? If your project strictly avoids adding third-party libraries When a full-fledged security solution with comprehensive features is necessary over minimal dependency footprint ### Is faraday or aigis more popular on GitHub? faraday has more GitHub stars (6,747 vs 54). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are faraday and aigis open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (faraday: GPL-3.0, aigis: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to faraday or aigis? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [faraday alternatives](/tools/infobyte-faraday/alternatives) and [aigis alternatives](/tools/killertcell428-aigis/alternatives) ([faraday markdown twin](/tools/infobyte-faraday/alternatives.md), [aigis markdown twin](/tools/killertcell428-aigis/alternatives.md)), 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](/compare/infobyte-faraday-vs-killertcell428-aigis.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, faraday or aigis? faraday: Very active. aigis: 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 faraday and aigis? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [faraday trust report](/tools/infobyte-faraday/trust); [aigis trust report](/tools/killertcell428-aigis/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=infobyte-faraday`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=infobyte-faraday) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_