--- description: Review of CAST Highlight Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: CAST Highlight | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Enterprise Architecture Tools](/directory/4174/enterprise-architecture/software) > [CAST Highlight](/software/356420/cast-highlight) # CAST Highlight Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/356420/cast-highlight > CAST Highlight is a SaaS software intelligence product for performing smarter application portfolio governance. It automatically understands source code of hundreds of applications in hours for Cloud Readiness, Software Composition Analysis (Open Source risks), Resiliency, Technical Debt, and Green Impact. Built-in surveys capture organizational context for more informed decision-making about application portfolios enabling faster modernization for cloud, better open source risk control, smarter portfolio rationalization, and greener software. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 3 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: CAST - **Location**: Meudon, France ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6,800.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: CAST Highlight pricing is based on the size of the application portfolio being analyzed (number of applications) for unlimited users. - **Target Audience**: 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Architecture Governance - Assessment Management - Asset Lifecycle Management - Asset Tracking - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Authentication - Compliance Management - Compliance Tracking - Contract/License Management - Customisable Reports - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export - Data Mapping - Diagramming ## Integrations (9 total) - Azure DevOps - Bitbucket - Docker - GitHub - HOPEX Platform - Jira - SAP LeanIX - ServiceNow - Visual Studio Code ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Enterprise Architecture Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4174/enterprise-architecture/software) ## Related Categories - [Enterprise Architecture Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4174/enterprise-architecture/software) - [IT Asset Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1888/it-asset-management/software) - [Vulnerability Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4286/vulnerability-management/software) - [License Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4637/license-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Reftab](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/196024/reftab) — 4.7/5 (138 reviews) ## Reviews ### "CAST Tool Review" — 5.0/5 > **bennar** | *30 November 2018* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: They are many great things about this tool: -The quality of the dashboard delivered by CAST in the end of each code analysis -The diversity of the coding languages that CAST can analyse -CAST analyses code based on 5 factors: robustness, efficiency, security, changeability and transferability so it is ideal to estimate priority, complexity and risks -CAST contains action plans for next runs if they are many versions of the application -In general, the support team is good and responds quickly to the incidents > > **Cons**: -CAST is very complex for new users so new users definitely need a training to be able to use it -This software is very expensive so it is only used by very big companies > > I've used this software for about a year, the clients love it because the dashboard delivered by CAST contains critical informations for the developers and the architects of the application from CAST dashboard they can know which modules and which lines of code have to be changed in their application to improve its quality. ----- ### "Super fast and accurate code scanning tool" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *26 October 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: SaaS based implementation, static code analysis, open source libraries licensing checks, security vulnerabilities scanning > > **Cons**: Dashboards can be further improved. Public API's need lot of improvement to make it easy to integrate with on-prem DevSecOps tools. ----- ### "CAST Highlight secures your applications and manages licenses" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 January 2023* | Research | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: CAST Highlight ensures that the open source and third party software that we integrate to our applications are secured and the usage licenses are according to our policies. > > **Cons**: Scans takes lot of time complete. figuring out the best structure for code base is time consumimg > > CAST Highlight easily identifies common vulnerabilities in the code and alerts when to license terms are not according to our governance and usage policies. It also ensures compliance to privacy regulations. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/356420/cast-highlight) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data