ActiveState
Secure, managed open source software supply chain for the AI coding era
Founded
1997
Starting Price
Custom
Category
Developer Tools
Last updated June 30, 2026
About ActiveState
ActiveState gives engineering and security teams a single, verified source for open source packages across major programming languages. It builds components from source in SLSA Level 3 infrastructure, continuously monitors for vulnerabilities, and delivers remediated, audit-ready dependencies with full provenance and SBOMs through the package managers and artifact repositories teams already use.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Single verified source for open source across major languages reduces dependency sprawl
- Components built from source in SLSA Level 3 infrastructure cut CVEs by roughly 95% versus community equivalents
- Contractual remediation SLAs (5 business days for Critical CVEs) far beat the industry average
- Automatic SBOMs, provenance, and verified licensing make audits and compliance much faster
- Integrates with existing package managers, artifact repos, and CI/CD without workflow changes
Key Features
Curated Catalog
A managed, verified source of open source components built from source, remediated continuously, and delivered through existing pip, npm, and Maven workflows.
Secure Build Service
Reproducible, isolated builds from source code in SLSA Level 3 infrastructure with checksum verification of all build artifacts.
Continuous CVE Remediation
Rebuilds and republishes affected components within 5 business days for Critical CVEs and 10 for High severity, well ahead of industry averages.
Automatic SBOM & Provenance
Generates complete software bills of materials with full provenance and verified licensing, making audits and compliance reviews faster.
Multi-Language Coverage
79M+ components across 12 ecosystems including Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, R, C/C++, Rust, and .NET, plus legacy languages like Perl and Tcl.
VEX Vulnerability Data
Ships VEX data on every component so security teams focus on exploitable threats instead of scanner false positives.
Pricing
Enterprise
Custom
- Curated Catalog across 12 ecosystems
- SLSA Level 3 secure build service
- Continuous CVE remediation with SLAs
- Automatic SBOM and provenance
- VEX data on every component
Best For
Supply Chain Security
Give every team a verified, provenance-backed source for open source packages instead of pulling unvetted code from public registries.
Vulnerability Management
Continuously monitor and receive rebuilt, remediated components with SLAs, reducing emergency patching and triage work.
Compliance & SBOM
Produce audit-ready SBOMs, provenance, and licensing documentation in hours to satisfy regulatory and customer scrutiny.
Securing AI-Generated Code
Govern the flood of dependencies introduced by AI coding assistants so packages are vetted before they reach production.
