StackRadar vs ActiveState Platform

StackRadar8.4Visit ActiveState Platform8.1Visit

Higher score StackRadar #5 in Dependency Management Software 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit StackRadar

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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

• StackRadar fits best

  Teams needing governed dependency remediation

• ActiveState Platform fits best

  Teams managing reproducible project runtimes

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Side by side

Feature	StackRadar 8.4/10 Visit ↗	ActiveState Platform 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.1
Ranking	#5 in Dependency Management Software	#7 in Dependency Management Software
Best for	Teams needing governed dependency remediation	Teams managing reproducible project runtimes
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€20/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features StackRadar 3/4 · ActiveState Platform 3/4
Vulnerability alerts	✓	✓
License compliance	✓	✓
SBOM support	—	✓ (best)
Self-hosted deployment	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Ecosystem coverage	Multi-language	Multi-language and containers
Update automation	Automatic merging	Alerts only
Included projects	10 projects	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Ranks vulnerability, license, end-of-life, and package findings Automates fixes and policy-based merges with soak windows Connects GitHub workflows with Slack, Discord, and email alerts	Resolves dependencies and generates reproducible build plans Creates versioned runtimes with package and history controls Provides vulnerability, SBOM and license-policy capabilities
Cons	No free plan; paid access starts at €20 per team per month SBOMs are not supported Current lockfile coverage centers on JavaScript, TypeScript, Composer, and Python	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	StackRadar is a dependency management platform for software teams that need a central view of dependency risk and remediation work. It inventories dependencies across projects and brings vulnerability, end-of-life, abandoned-package,… 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

• StackRadar — where it wins

  • Ranks vulnerability, license, end-of-life, and package findings
  • Automates fixes and policy-based merges with soak windows
  • Connects GitHub workflows with Slack, Discord, and email alerts

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid access starts at €20 per team per month
  • SBOMs are not supported
  • Current lockfile coverage centers on JavaScript, TypeScript, Composer, and Python

• 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

• StackRadar8.4/10 · 30-day trial

  A governed dependency workflow that combines backlog management, policy checks, and automated fixes.

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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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