ActiveState Platform vs DevGuard

ActiveState Platform hosts custom runtimes assembled from source. Projects specify runtime components, preserve project history and provide deployment instructions; their artifacts may include packages, dependencies, patches and bundles, but not contributors’ first-party code. Create projects in the web interface or with the State Tool CLI, then deploy and activate them locally. Projects can remain personal, be shared with an organization or be public. The platform supports Windows, macOS and Linux deployments, and its GraphQL API can build open-source software for different operating systems and languages without requiring users to manage build infrastructure. It provides immutable SBOMs in SPDX formats and describes build safeguards including reproducible builds, checksum checks and isolated containers. A free organization plan costs nothing and is limited to public projects. Curated Catalog annual pricing is $25,000 for fewer than 100 employees, $50,000 for 100–999 employees and $150,000 for 1,000 or more; those prices do not apply to legacy Platform subscriptions.

DevGuard is an open-source developer security platform focused on hardening the software supply chain. It monitors deployed software for newly disclosed vulnerabilities and can create issues when new CVEs affect software. Risk scoring and exploit probability analysis help prioritize findings, while VEX assessment sharing supports review of potential false positives. The platform connects with GitHub and GitLab repositories, CI pipelines, and issue trackers, and can ingest SBOM, VEX, and SARIF inputs from compatible tools. Its scanner CLI supports software composition analysis, static application security testing, and signing attestations. A dependency firewall checks npm, Go, PyPI, and container image requests against a malicious package database and blocks known-bad releases. DevGuard also supports SBOM management, artifact signing, provenance attestations, and release policy gates. The source code is distributed under AGPL-3.0-or-later. The free self-hosted Open Source plan is for public projects with an OSI-approved license; non-commercial FLOSS projects can get SaaS free. Business SaaS costs €449.10 per month on a one-year contract paid yearly and includes 10 users, managed hosting in Germany, and support.