Annual Review: The 2026 Trusted Open Source Index — Final Rankings and Methodology Retrospective

Key Points

• This research aims to review and finalize the rankings of the Trusted Open Source Index and reflect on its evaluation methods.
• Conducted annual review of existing open source projects
• Evaluated projects based on predefined criteria
• Provided a retrospective of the methodology used for rankings
• Established final rankings for the 2026 Trusted Open Source Index
• Highlighted significant trends in open source evaluations
• Identified areas for future improvements in evaluation processes