ActiveState Platform vs Miniforge
ActiveState Platform
docs.activestate.comMiniforge
conda-forge.orgSide by side
| Figure | ActiveState Platform | Miniforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Python Package Managers | 9.1 (#1) | 7.5 (#19) |
| Purpose | The Platform hosts custom runtimes whose projects define runtime components, track project history, and provide deployment instructions. | Miniforge is a minimal installer for conda and mamba designed for conda-forge. |
| Support | The State Tool troubleshooting documentation directs users with errors to [email protected]. | The conda-forge documentation directs users with bugs or questions to GitHub issues or the Zulip chatroom. |
| Supported systems | Projects support deployment on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server, macOS 10.15 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon, and Linux distributions with compatible glibc. | Current installers are listed for Windows x86_64, macOS x86_64 and arm64, and Linux x86_64, aarch64, and ppc64le. |
Plans
ActiveState Platform
- Free organizationFree
- Paid organizationPriced on request
In their own words
ActiveState Platform
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.
Miniforge
Miniforge has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.