Save time and stop worrying about support, security and license compliance. With the top Perl packages precompiled, and a range of commercial support options, ActivePerl lets your team focus on productivity with Perl that "just works".
Hundreds of Included Perl Modules
Essential tools for Perl development including CGI scripting, debugging, testing and other utilities
Major ActivePerl components such as OLE Browser, PerlScript, Perl for ISAPI, PerlEx and Perlez
Windows scripting with specific documentation for ActivePerl on Windows
Access to the PPM Index for easy searching of an additional 10,000 third-party Perl modules
ActivePerl includes the top Perl packages, pre-verified to ensure against outdated or vulnerable versions, incompatibility and improper licensing, so you can:
Increase developer productivity
Enable and secure mission-critical applications
Satisfy corporate requirements for support, security and open source license compliance
Everything You Need for Business and Enterprise
Reduce Security Risks Ensure security with the latest secure versions of Perl packages (i.e. the latest OpenSSL patch) and timely updates for critical issues.
Ensure License Compliance Comply with your organization's open source policies against GPL and GNU licensing, and reduce risk with legal indemnification.
Commercial Support & Maintenance Keep your IP out of public forums and get faster, more reliable help with guaranteed response times and Service-Level Agreements.
Enforce Code Consistency Maintain consistency from desktop to production - Windows, macOS, Linux and big iron (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX).
Avoid Lock-In with Open Source 100% compatible with open source Perl so you can recruit skilled staff, ramp up faster and avoid vendor lock-in.
Accelerate Time to Market Spend less time setting things up and more time getting things done, with the top Perl packages precompiled and ready to go.
Lack of support for open source software can create business risks. ActiveState's language distributions offer guaranteed support SLAs and regular maintenance updates.
As much as 95% of IT organizations leverage open source software (OSS). However, incorporating OSS into your project often comes with licensing terms on how you can distribute your product.
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Save time and stop worrying about support, security and license compliance. With the top Perl packages precompiled, and a range of commercial support options, ActivePerl lets your team focus on productivity with Perl that "just works".
Hundreds of Included Perl Modules
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Get Your Apps to Market Faster
ActivePerl includes the top Perl packages, pre-verified to ensure against outdated or vulnerable versions, incompatibility and improper licensing, so you can:
Everything You Need for Business and Enterprise
Reduce Security Risks
Ensure security with the latest secure versions of Perl packages (i.e. the latest OpenSSL patch) and timely updates for critical issues.
Ensure License Compliance
Comply with your organization's open source policies against GPL and GNU licensing, and reduce risk with legal indemnification.
Commercial Support & Maintenance
Keep your IP out of public forums and get faster, more reliable help with guaranteed response times and Service-Level Agreements.
Enforce Code Consistency
Maintain consistency from desktop to production - Windows, macOS, Linux and big iron (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX).
Avoid Lock-In with Open Source
100% compatible with open source Perl so you can recruit skilled staff, ramp up faster and avoid vendor lock-in.
Accelerate Time to Market
Spend less time setting things up and more time getting things done, with the top Perl packages precompiled and ready to go.
Additional Resources
Open Source Language Support: Security, Reliability and Peace of Mind
Lack of support for open source software can create business risks. ActiveState's language distributions offer guaranteed support SLAs and regular maintenance updates.
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Open Source License Indemnification: Protect Your Business Against Lawsuits
As much as 95% of code bases incorporate undisclosed open source code. Protect your IP with legal indemnification.
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License to Code: How to Mitigate Open Source License Risks
As much as 95% of IT organizations leverage open source software (OSS). However, incorporating OSS into your project often comes with licensing terms on how you can distribute your product.
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