G2 Vendor Directory

Carbon Black App Control vs. ActiveState

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCarbon Black App Control

by Broadcom

ActiveState

by ActiveState

Overall rating4.64.1
Review count4535
Ease of use8.28.5
Ease of setup7.78.6
Quality of support9.49.0
Meets requirements9.38.3
NPS70.45454546.875
Small Business2.2%51.4%
Mid-Market33.3%28.6%
Enterprise64.4%20.0%
Total page views208353
Total LLM citations373389

Carbon Black App Control

With the rise of security threats and malware, organizations need technologies to combat these risks. Unplanned downtime and performance degradation from security breaches impact productivity and reputation. As IT and security shift to the cloud, it's crucial to stay vigilant about security gaps. Many companies still rely on air-gapped servers or outdated operating systems (EOL OS) for critical systems and data storage. Carbon Black App Control offers proactive security for data centers, AWS, Azure, GCP, or hosted private clouds.

Pros

  • Security
  • Customer Support
  • Integrations
  • Implementation Ease
  • Features
  • Easy Integrations

ActiveState

ActiveState provides the world's largest library of secure open source: 79 million (Java, Javascript, Python, R, Go, etc.) vetted components across all major language ecosystems, including transitive dependencies and OS-level libraries—built from source to ensure every component is verified, vulnerability-free, and continuously updated. Software teams improve security posture while accelerating development velocity. We deliver five critical outcomes. Counter Supply Chain Risks at Their Source Significantly reduce the possibility of inheriting malicious code from pre-built binaries.

Pros