What is ActiveState Platform?

The ActiveState Platform is an enterprise-grade solution designed to help organizations manage their open source software supply chain securely and efficiently. Leveraging artificial intelligence, it enables automatic discovery, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities across diverse programming languages and environments. The platform maintains visibility into all open source components, tracks their deployment, and ensures the use of trusted and verified source code.

With features such as automated dependency management, secure artifact distribution, and compliance tools, ActiveState reduces the time and cost associated with vulnerability management and regulatory requirements. Its integrations support collaboration across DevSecOps, development, and security teams, making it easier to maintain consistent, reproducible environments while facilitating compliance with government regulations and internal policies.

Features

AI-Powered Vulnerability Prioritization: Automatically assesses and prioritizes open source vulnerabilities.
Automated Remediation Pipeline: Applies secure fixes for detected issues to speed up deployments.
Universal Package Manager: Manages and deploys runtimes across multiple environments.
Comprehensive Observability: Catalogs and monitors all open source software usage throughout an organization.
Secure Artifact Distribution: Builds and distributes packages in a hardened environment with verification tests.
Role-Based Access Control: Manages user access and permissions for projects and resources.
Regulatory Compliance Automation: Facilitates compliance with government security regulations and generates attestations.
Extended EOL Support: Maintains support for end-of-life programming language versions such as Python and Perl.

Use Cases

Automating vulnerability management in enterprise software development.
Maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations for open source usage.
Ensuring consistent and secure environments across dev, test, and production.
Reducing risk and operational cost by streamlining dependency management.
Providing ongoing support for legacy codebases and end-of-life language versions.
Integrating open source management into CI/CD pipelines for agile DevSecOps teams.

FAQs

Which ActiveState pricing plan is best for businesses?

For organizations focused on maintenance, security, support, and compliance, the Enterprise plan is recommended, while small teams in a commercial setting may find the Business tier suitable.
What is a software attestation in the context of ActiveState?

Software attestations provide transparency and verification capabilities by generating signed attestation documents, such as provenance and SBOMs, to ensure the security and integrity of open source components.
Can I get extended support for older language versions?

Yes, ActiveState provides extended support for older and end-of-life versions of languages like Python and Perl, primarily through the Enterprise Tier.
Are private projects available with all subscription tiers?

Private projects are available at the Business (Team) tier and above. Free tier users can only create public projects.