DevGuard vs ActiveState Platform

DevGuard9.4Visit ActiveState Platform8.5Visit

Higher score DevGuard #1 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit DevGuard

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ActiveState Platform #8 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 8.5/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 7 features Visit ActiveState

• DevGuard fits best

  Teams needing broad open-source supply-chain controls

• ActiveState Platform fits best

  Multi-language teams managing dependencies and SBOMs

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Side by side

Feature	DevGuard 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ActiveState Platform 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Software Supply Chain Security Software	#8 in Software Supply Chain Security Software
Best for	Teams needing broad open-source supply-chain controls	Multi-language teams managing dependencies and SBOMs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€449.10/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DevGuard 7/7 · ActiveState Platform 0/7
Source & repo security	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Dependency analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
SBOM management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Build provenance	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Artifact signing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Provenance attestations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Release policy gates	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, and container scanning Supports SBOM, VEX, provenance, attestations, and in-toto verification Offers self-hosted open source and managed SaaS deployment options	Dependency resolution creates reproducible runtime build plans. Vulnerability dashboards, CVE reports and license controls support governance. SBOM generation, import and export include SPDX and CycloneDX support.
Cons	Business SaaS starts at €449.10 per month with annual billing Enterprise pricing and support terms are custom Community support applies to the Open Source plan	Free Tier is limited to public projects and one personal user. Organization use on the Free Tier is limited to two users. Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.
Our verdict	DevGuard is an open-source developer security platform for developers, DevOps engineers, security teams, small companies, and enterprise organizations. It brings dependency analysis, source-code scanning, secret scanning, IaC checks,… Read the review →	ActiveState Platform is a cloud-based dependency and runtime management service for developers and organizations managing open-source environments. It supports multiple language ecosystems and containers, allowing teams to select packages… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DevGuard — where it wins

  • Combines SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, and container scanning
  • Supports SBOM, VEX, provenance, attestations, and in-toto verification
  • Offers self-hosted open source and managed SaaS deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Business SaaS starts at €449.10 per month with annual billing
  • Enterprise pricing and support terms are custom
  • Community support applies to the Open Source plan

• ActiveState Platform — where it wins

  • Dependency resolution creates reproducible runtime build plans.
  • Vulnerability dashboards, CVE reports and license controls support governance.
  • SBOM generation, import and export include SPDX and CycloneDX support.

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Tier is limited to public projects and one personal user.
  • Organization use on the Free Tier is limited to two users.
  • Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.

• DevGuard9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad supply-chain security coverage with self-hosted and managed deployment options.

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• ActiveState Platform8.5/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A multi-language platform for dependency control, vulnerability reporting and SBOM workflows.

  Visit ActiveStateFull verdict →