--- title: "garak vs agentic-radar" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/nvidia-garak-vs-splx-ai-agentic-radar" tools: ["nvidia-garak", "splx-ai-agentic-radar"] --- # garak vs agentic-radar *GraphCanon updated Aug 8, 2026* ## Verdict Pick garak when tags unique to garak: ai, llm-evaluation, security-scanners, vulnerability-assessment; pick agentic-radar when tags unique to agentic-radar: agentic-ai, devsecops, generative-ai, security-tools. [garak](https://discord.gg/uVch4puUCs) reports 8.7k GitHub stars, 1.1k forks, and 374 open issues, last pushed Aug 4, 2026. [agentic-radar](https://splx.ai) has 1.0k stars, 141 forks, and 16 open issues, last pushed Nov 27, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [garak's repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/garak) and [agentic-radar's repository](https://github.com/splx-ai/agentic-radar). | | [garak](/tools/nvidia-garak.md) | [agentic-radar](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | LLM vulnerability scanner | A security scanner for your LLM agentic workflows | | Stars | 8,696 | 1,025 | | Forks | 1,145 | 141 | | Open issues | 374 | 16 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | LLM Vulnerability Scanner | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [garak](/tools/nvidia-garak.md) | [agentic-radar](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 0d | 253d | | Open issues (now) | 374 | 16 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/nvidia-garak/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Python**: [garak](/tools/nvidia-garak.md) - Python runtime; [agentic-radar](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar.md) - Python runtime ## Decision facts: garak - **Adopt for:** LLM Vulnerability Scanner - **License detail:** Apache-2.0 ## Choose when ### Choose garak if… - 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. - More GitHub stars (8.7k vs 1.0k) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose agentic-radar if… - Tags unique to agentic-radar: agentic-ai, devsecops, generative-ai, security-tools. - Also covers AI Agents. - When you need to test for vulnerabilities in generative AI workflows involving LLM frameworks ## 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 agentic-radar - Avoid if the Python version is not within the supported range of >=3.10 and <3.13 especially when using CrewAI features - Do not use if security scanning for LLM agentic workflows is unnecessary for your project needs ## Common questions ### What is the difference between garak and agentic-radar? garak: LLM vulnerability scanner. agentic-radar: A security scanner for your LLM agentic workflows. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose garak over agentic-radar? Choose garak over agentic-radar when 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; More GitHub stars (8.7k vs 1.0k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose agentic-radar over garak? Choose agentic-radar over garak when Tags unique to agentic-radar: agentic-ai, devsecops, generative-ai, security-tools; Also covers AI Agents; When you need to test for vulnerabilities in generative AI workflows involving LLM frameworks. ### 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 agentic-radar? Avoid if the Python version is not within the supported range of >=3.10 and <3.13 especially when using CrewAI features Do not use if security scanning for LLM agentic workflows is unnecessary for your project needs ### Is garak or agentic-radar more popular on GitHub? garak has more GitHub stars (8,696 vs 1,025). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are garak and agentic-radar open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (garak: Apache-2.0, agentic-radar: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to garak or agentic-radar? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [garak alternatives](/tools/nvidia-garak/alternatives) and [agentic-radar alternatives](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar/alternatives) ([garak markdown twin](/tools/nvidia-garak/alternatives.md), [agentic-radar markdown twin](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar/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-splx-ai-agentic-radar.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, garak or agentic-radar? garak: Very active. agentic-radar: 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 garak and agentic-radar? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [garak trust report](/tools/nvidia-garak/trust); [agentic-radar trust report](/tools/splx-ai-agentic-radar/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/_