--- title: "garak vs awesome-ai-agents-security" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/nvidia-garak-vs-projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security" tools: ["nvidia-garak", "projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security"] --- # garak vs awesome-ai-agents-security *GraphCanon updated Aug 9, 2026* ## Verdict Pick garak if lLM Vulnerability Scanner; pick awesome-ai-agents-security if awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. [garak](https://discord.gg/uVch4puUCs) reports 8.7k GitHub stars, 1.1k forks, and 374 open issues, last pushed Aug 4, 2026. [awesome-ai-agents-security](https://github.com/ProjectRecon/awesome-ai-agents-security) has 59 stars, 74 forks, and 61 open issues, last pushed Jun 12, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [garak's repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/garak) and [awesome-ai-agents-security's repository](https://github.com/ProjectRecon/awesome-ai-agents-security). | | [garak](/tools/nvidia-garak.md) | [awesome-ai-agents-security](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | LLM vulnerability scanner | A curated list of open-source tools and resources for securing autonomous AI agents. | | Stars | 8,696 | 59 | | Forks | 1,145 | 74 | | Open issues | 374 | 61 | | Language | Python | - | | Adopt for | LLM Vulnerability Scanner | awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Other | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [garak](/tools/nvidia-garak.md) | [awesome-ai-agents-security](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Steady (60%) | | Days since push | 0d | 58d | | Open issues (now) | 374 | 61 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/nvidia-garak/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: garak - **Adopt for:** LLM Vulnerability Scanner - **License detail:** Apache-2.0 ## Decision facts: awesome-ai-agents-security - **Adopt for:** awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. ## Choose when ### Choose garak if… - License: garak is Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security is Other. - Tags unique to garak: ai, llm-evaluation, security-scanners, vulnerability-assessment. - When needing to assess the security and reliability of language models specifically using a tool developed by NVIDIA. ### Choose awesome-ai-agents-security if… - License: awesome-ai-agents-security is Other, garak is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to awesome-ai-agents-security: ai-agents, ai-security, autonomous-agents, awesome-list. - Also covers AI Agents. - When needing a comprehensive overview of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents across different phases such as red teaming and runtime protection ## When NOT to use garak - When the targeted model is not supported by 'garak', such as some specialized API-based generators that need specific configurations beyond setting environment variables. - If real-time updates are necessary, as the PyPI version of garak might lag behind the development version available on GitHub. ## When NOT to use awesome-ai-agents-security - When you require real-time threat intelligence feeds, which are not provided by this repository's static resource lists - For organizations focusing on proprietary tools and resources that prefer not to use open-source solutions for their AI agents' security lifecycle management ## Common questions ### What is the difference between garak and awesome-ai-agents-security? garak: LLM vulnerability scanner. awesome-ai-agents-security: A curated list of open-source tools and resources for securing autonomous AI agents.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose garak over awesome-ai-agents-security? Choose garak over awesome-ai-agents-security when License: garak is Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security is Other; Tags unique to garak: ai, llm-evaluation, security-scanners, vulnerability-assessment; When needing to assess the security and reliability of language models specifically using a tool developed by NVIDIA. ### When should I choose awesome-ai-agents-security over garak? Choose awesome-ai-agents-security over garak when License: awesome-ai-agents-security is Other, garak is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to awesome-ai-agents-security: ai-agents, ai-security, autonomous-agents, awesome-list; Also covers AI Agents; When needing a comprehensive overview of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents across different phases such as red teaming and runtime protection. ### When should I avoid garak? When the targeted model is not supported by 'garak', such as some specialized API-based generators that need specific configurations beyond setting environment variables. If real-time updates are necessary, as the PyPI version of garak might lag behind the development version available on GitHub. ### When should I avoid awesome-ai-agents-security? When you require real-time threat intelligence feeds, which are not provided by this repository's static resource lists For organizations focusing on proprietary tools and resources that prefer not to use open-source solutions for their AI agents' security lifecycle management ### Is garak or awesome-ai-agents-security more popular on GitHub? garak has more GitHub stars (8,696 vs 59). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are garak and awesome-ai-agents-security open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (garak: Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to garak or awesome-ai-agents-security? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [garak alternatives](/tools/nvidia-garak/alternatives) and [awesome-ai-agents-security alternatives](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/alternatives) ([garak markdown twin](/tools/nvidia-garak/alternatives.md), [awesome-ai-agents-security markdown twin](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/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/nvidia-garak-vs-projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, garak or awesome-ai-agents-security? garak: Very active. awesome-ai-agents-security: Steady. 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 garak and awesome-ai-agents-security? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [garak trust report](/tools/nvidia-garak/trust); [awesome-ai-agents-security trust report](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=nvidia-garak`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=nvidia-garak) - 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/_