ActiveState Platform vs FOSSA comparison

ActiveState and FOSSA are both solutions in the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category. ActiveState is ranked #41, while FOSSA is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. ActiveState holds a 0.0% mindshare in SCA, compared to FOSSA’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of FOSSA users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

ActiveState Platform

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

41st

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Supply Chain Security (23rd), DevSecOps (16th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (17th)

FOSSA

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category, the mindshare of ActiveState Platform is 0.0%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FOSSA is 3.3%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Proactively mitigate deployment vulnerabilities with seamless dependency tracking

Before using FOSSA, we could only identify issues after deployment in the Cloud Run. Now, with FOSSA, we identify dependency issues or vulnerabilities during the CI phase itself. This proactive approach has eliminated the need to search the internet for solutions, as FOSSA provides updated recommendations automatically. This has made the process more efficient and mitigated risks before deployment.

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Manufacturing Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FOSSA?

The solution's pricing is good and reasonable because you can literally use a lot of it for free. You have to pay for the features you need, which I think is fair. If you want to get value for free...

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What needs improvement with FOSSA?

FOSSA does not show the exact line of code with vulnerabilities, which adds time to the process as we have to locate these manually. Some other tools like Check Point or SonarQube provide exact lin...

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What is your primary use case for FOSSA?

I have worked with FOSSA primarily to manage the dependencies in our projects. For example, if I take a Spring Boot application, FOSSA helps in identifying mismatches or unsupported dependencies th...

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Overview

ActiveState Platform is a comprehensive tool for managing open source package vulnerabilities, offering automated vulnerability management and remediation for secure software deployment.

DevSecOps teams use ActiveState Platform to identify, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities in open source packages. It offers a unified view of vulnerabilities across applications, enabling assessment based on corporate policies, all while preventing breaking changes.

What Are the Key Features of ActiveState Platform?

Intelligent Remediation: Automates prioritization, remediation, and deployment processes.
Vulnerability Blast Radius: Provides insight into vulnerability impact organization-wide via a vast catalog.
Action-Oriented Remediation: Helps deploy fixes and manage exceptions to reduce vulnerabilities.

What Benefits Should Users Expect?

Streamlined Security Processes: Reduces alert overload with AI-powered analysis.
Comprehensive Vulnerability Management: Offers an extensive view across the application portfolio.
Minimized Risks: Ensures deployable fixes to secure the software supply chain effectively.

ActiveState Platform's implementation is tailored for industries requiring secure open source language runtimes, offering deployable solutions and low-CVE container images suited for diverse application environments.

ActiveState

Up to 90% of any piece of software is from open source, creating countless dependencies and areas of risk to manage. FOSSA is the most reliable automated policy engine for legal teams to maintain license compliance, security to fix vulnerabilities, and engineering to improve code quality across the entire software supply chain. As the only developer-native open source management platform, FOSSA fully integrates with your existing CI/CD pipeline to provide complete visibility and context earlier in the software development lifecycle. For the first time, teams can collaboratively shift left and audit, analyze, control, and remediate license issues and vulnerabilities right in their existing workflows.

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AppDyanmic, Uber, Twitter, Zendesk, Confluent

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