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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $44,000.00 Per Year
Starting at $10,200.00 1 Application Per Year
CAST Highlight
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 plansCAST Imaging
Star Rating
(33)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10,200.00 1 Application Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansCAST Highlight vs CAST Imaging
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 CAST Imaging.
- 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 CAST Highlight over CAST Imaging.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
CAST Imaging
CAST Imaging
Starting at $10,200.00
1 Application Per Year
The most advanced MRI for software. Deploy CAST Imaging and its MCP server on your premises and analyze applications of any size.
- Widest technology support for analysis: Java/JEE, .NET, C#, web, Node.js, COBOL, JCL, CICS, RDBMS, NoSQL, Go, Python, C/C++, ABAP, Fortran, PeopleSoft, Oracle Forms, and more
- Application map with intuitive navigation
- Transaction paths & data access graphs
Free Trial
CAST Highlight
Free Trial is available
CAST Imaging
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
61
8.6
28
Ease of Use
8.7
63
8.0
28
Ease of Setup
9.0
52
6.9
24
Ease of Admin
8.8
48
7.5
18
Quality of Support
9.1
58
8.7
27
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
47
8.4
19
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
58
8.3
27
Features by Category
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Assessment
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Software Intelligence Platforms
9.8
7
8.1
12
9.8
7
8.2
12
9.0
7
8.3
12
9.5
7
8.2
12
Usability - Software Intelligence Platforms
8.8
7
8.3
12
8.3
7
8.5
12
9.5
7
7.9
12
Strategic Planning - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Strategic Management - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Analysis - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CAST Highlight and CAST Imaging are categorized as Software Intelligence Platforms
Unique Categories
CAST Highlight is categorized as Strategic Portfolio Management, Application Portfolio Management, Cloud Migration Assessment Tools, Software Composition Analysis, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
CAST Imaging is categorized as Static Code Analysis
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CAST Highlight
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CAST Imaging
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
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
18.5%
Financial Services
8.6%
Consulting
4.9%
Management Consulting
4.9%
Other
37.0%
Information Technology and Services
30.3%
Financial Services
12.1%
Computer Software
12.1%
Consulting
6.1%
Telecommunications
6.1%
Other
33.3%
Discussions
What does cast highlight do?
1 Comment
SP
Portfolio AnalysisRead 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
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 Imaging used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from CAST Imaging
CAST Imaging is the living knowledge base about your software inner workings.
Architects & developers use it to rapidly find the answers to the tech...Read more
CAST Imaging has no more discussions with answers
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