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Head-to-head · Open Source Package Health Tools

Endor Labs vs ActiveState Platform

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Endor Labs #2 in Open Source Package Health Tools 4.0/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Endor Labs
Higher score ActiveState Platform #5 in Open Source Package Health Tools 6.0/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit ActiveState

Endor Labs leads on 0 checks, ActiveState Platform on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreActiveState Platform · 6.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresActiveState Platform · 1 of 4

ActiveState Platform scores higher on our rubric for open source package health tools: 6.0 against 4.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #2.

ActiveState Platform offers sbom support; Endor Labs doesn't publish it.

Endor Labs is the better fit for teams needing reachability and automated remediation. ActiveState Platform is the better fit for teams managing multi-language runtimes and compliance.

  • Endor Labs fits best

    Teams needing reachability and automated remediation

  • ActiveState Platform fits best

    Teams managing multi-language runtimes and compliance

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Side by side

Feature Endor Labs 4.0/10 Visit ↗ ActiveState Platform 6.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 4.0 6.0
Ranking #2 in Open Source Package Health Tools #5 in Open Source Package Health Tools
Best for Teams needing reachability and automated remediation Teams managing multi-language runtimes and compliance
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux, macOS Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 16 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Endor Labs 0/4 · ActiveState Platform 1/4
Package health scoring Not published Not published
Dependency alerts Not published Not published
License analysis Not published Not published
SBOM support Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Package ecosystems C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, .NET (C#), PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, Bazel Not published
Repository platforms Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Reachability analysis maps vulnerable functions in open-source dependencies.
  • SBOM and VEX tools cover creation, management, and analysis.
  • Scans pull requests and can create automated remediation pull requests.
  • Resolves dependencies and generates reproducible build plans with version history
  • Combines vulnerability reporting, license controls and SBOM support
  • Offers a State Tool CLI, Docker deployment and offline installers
Cons
  • Paid Core and Pro pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel.
  • Its focus is application and dependency security, not general software delivery.
  • Verified update automation is limited to alerts
  • Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Free Tier is limited to one personal user or up to two organization users
Our verdict

Endor Labs is an application security platform for engineering and security teams that need to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies. Its software composition analysis spans C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript,…

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ActiveState Platform is a dependency and runtime management service for developers and organizations that need repeatable open-source environments across development and production. It supports multiple language ecosystems and containers,…

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  1. Endor LabsOpen Source Package Health Tools 4.0Free plan · pricing on request
  2. ActiveState PlatformOpen Source Package Health Tools 6.0Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Endor Labs — where it wins

    • Reachability analysis maps vulnerable functions in open-source dependencies.
    • SBOM and VEX tools cover creation, management, and analysis.
    • Scans pull requests and can create automated remediation pull requests.

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid Core and Pro pricing requires contacting sales.
    • Documentation is the listed support channel.
    • Its focus is application and dependency security, not general software delivery.

  • ActiveState Platform — where it wins

    • Resolves dependencies and generates reproducible build plans with version history
    • Combines vulnerability reporting, license controls and SBOM support
    • Offers a State Tool CLI, Docker deployment and offline installers

    Where it doesn't

    • Verified update automation is limited to alerts
    • Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
    • Free Tier is limited to one personal user or up to two organization users
  • Endor Labs4.0/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

    Maps vulnerable dependency reachability and connects findings to remediation workflows.

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  • ActiveState Platform6.0/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial

    A multi-language runtime manager with dependency, vulnerability, license and SBOM controls.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026