ActiveState Platform vs Wisec

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.

Wisec collects, signs, and preserves software build evidence for teams preparing for Cyber Resilience Act readiness. It links builds in a signed chain using Ed25519, SLSA provenance, and public Sigstore/Rekor timestamping. It generates signed CycloneDX SBOMs and VEX documents describing the exploitability status of detected CVEs. Eleven anomaly rules run on each build, covering project history and known-bad patterns. Teams can set CI gate policies to block or warn on secrets, vulnerable dependencies, unapproved contributors, risk thresholds, and CVE severity. Wisec supports GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps, and imports SARIF v2.1.0 findings from tools such as CodeQL, Semgrep, Snyk, and Trivy. It maps evidence to NIS2, SOC2, ISO 27001, and CRA and exports PDF reports; CRA and ISO 27001 mapping is not a conformity claim. The maker says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted in France, and kept within the EU. Plans include Free at free, Business at €990 a year, and Pro at €2,990 a year.