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Compare Ardoq and CAST Highlight 
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Market Segments
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $44,000.00 Per Year
Ardoq
Star Rating
(31)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(88)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $44,000.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansArdoq vs CAST Highlight
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CAST Highlight easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CAST Highlight overall.
- Reviewers felt that CAST Highlight meets the needs of their business better than Ardoq.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CAST Highlight is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ardoq over CAST Highlight.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ardoq
Quick Start Package
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for fast app rationalization with minimal setup
- 5 Ardoq Admin licenses
- 20 Discover licences
- Excel Importer (+ derive meta-models automatically from imported data)
CAST Highlight
Complete Edition
Starting at $44,000.00
Per Year
Annual SaaS subscription that includes ALL insights priced based on the size of the application portfolio (max # of apps).
- Application Portfolio Core Insights
- Cloud Insights
- SCA Insights
Free Trial
Ardoq
Free Trial is available
CAST Highlight
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
23
8.8
61
Ease of Use
8.0
25
8.7
63
Ease of Setup
8.1
18
9.0
52
Ease of Admin
8.3
14
8.8
48
Quality of Support
8.9
24
9.1
58
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
14
9.2
47
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
27
9.2
58
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
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Advanced Analytics
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Building Reports
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Platform
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Reports
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Reports
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.1
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.7
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Analytics
7.9
8
Not enough data
Execution
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Roadmapping
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.6
27
Assessment
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.5
36
Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Analytics - Software Intelligence Platforms
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Usability - Software Intelligence Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Strategic Planning - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
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Strategic Management - Strategic Portfolio Management
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Data Analysis - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
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Artificial Intelligence - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Application Portfolio Management
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Enterprise Architecture Tools
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ardoq and CAST Highlight are categorized as Application Portfolio Management
Unique Categories
Ardoq is categorized as Enterprise Architecture Tools, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, and Data Visualization
CAST Highlight is categorized as Strategic Portfolio Management, Software Intelligence Platforms, Cloud Migration Assessment Tools, Software Composition Analysis, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ardoq
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CAST Highlight
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
16.7%
Computer Software
13.3%
Government Administration
6.7%
Financial Services
6.7%
Banking
6.7%
Other
50.0%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
18.5%
Financial Services
8.6%
Consulting
4.9%
Management Consulting
4.9%
Other
37.0%
Discussions
Has anyone figured out how to delegate architecture?
1 Comment
HW
Hi Laurence!
While this is a common Architecture "theory" question, I wanted to jump in and answer it from the view of achieving this practically in...Read more
Ardoq has no more discussions with answers
License cost please ?
1 Comment
BK
You can refer to this link to understand the pricing:
https://learn.castsoftware.com/highlight/pricingRead more
What is CAST software tool?
1 Comment
BK
CAST Highlight is a code analysis tool wherein it reads the software source code and prepares findings on the health (i.e. Agility, Resiliency and Elegance)...Read more
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