DepsHub vs ActiveState Platform

DepsHub8.3Visit ActiveState Platform8.1Visit

Higher score DepsHub #6 in Dependency Management Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit DepsHub

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ActiveState Platform #7 in Dependency Management Software 8.1/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ActiveState

• DepsHub fits best

  Teams combining updates with dependency governance

• ActiveState Platform fits best

  Teams managing reproducible project runtimes

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Side by side

Feature	DepsHub 8.3/10 Visit ↗	ActiveState Platform 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	8.1
Ranking	#6 in Dependency Management Software	#7 in Dependency Management Software
Best for	Teams combining updates with dependency governance	Teams managing reproducible project runtimes
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$19/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DepsHub 4/4 · ActiveState Platform 3/4
Vulnerability alerts	✓	✓
License compliance	✓	✓
SBOM support	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Ecosystem coverage	Multi-language and containers	Multi-language and containers
Update automation	Pull requests	Alerts only
Included projects	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automates dependency update pull requests with scheduling and grouping Combines linting, vulnerability alerts, license checks, and SBOM export Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, CLI, and CI/CD workflows	Resolves dependencies and generates reproducible build plans Creates versioned runtimes with package and history controls Provides vulnerability, SBOM and license-policy capabilities
Cons	Professional pricing is per code contributor per month Open Source has basic integrations and basic chat support Enterprise uses a custom plan rather than published pricing	Free Tier is limited to public projects and one or two users Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales Update automation provides alerts rather than automated updates
Our verdict	DepsHub is a dependency management tool for development teams and open-source projects that need more than update automation. It scans for inconsistent, unused, or unmaintained packages, known vulnerabilities, and license issues, then can… Read the review →	ActiveState Platform is a cloud-based dependency and runtime management service for developers and organizations. It helps teams create projects with selected language packages and transitive dependencies, resolve and build reproducible… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DepsHub — where it wins

  • Automates dependency update pull requests with scheduling and grouping
  • Combines linting, vulnerability alerts, license checks, and SBOM export
  • Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, CLI, and CI/CD workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Professional pricing is per code contributor per month
  • Open Source has basic integrations and basic chat support
  • Enterprise uses a custom plan rather than published pricing

• ActiveState Platform — where it wins

  • Resolves dependencies and generates reproducible build plans
  • Creates versioned runtimes with package and history controls
  • Provides vulnerability, SBOM and license-policy capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Tier is limited to public projects and one or two users
  • Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Update automation provides alerts rather than automated updates

• DepsHub8.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad dependency governance toolkit with automated updates and repository-wide visibility.

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• ActiveState Platform8.1/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A dependency and runtime platform for controlled, repeatable project environments.

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