CAST Highlight vs. FOSSA

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CAST Highlight
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
CAST headquartered in New York offers Highlight, an application portfolio management solution providing software component analysis , application security, application benchmarking, and technical due diligence.
$25,000
per year
FOSSA
Score 2.0 out of 10
N/A
FOSSA is a software composition analysis tool that continuously scans for open-source components and tracks dependencies and license compliance.N/A
Pricing
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Editions & Modules
Cloud
25k
Portfolio Size 25
SCA
$26k
Portfolio Size 25
Complete
33k
Portfolio Size 25
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAnnual Pricing by Size of Application Portfolio
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Community Pulse
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Score 8.2 out of 10
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Score 8.2 out of 10
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CAST HighlightFOSSA
Likelihood to Recommend
CAST
I think CAST is a great tool to give insight into your applications. The tool can be met with resistance from team members as the tool is going to expose defects that should be addressed. Out of the box, it may need some tailoring to focus on certain areas so that you are not overwhelmed with defects the first time you scan your code. But ultimately, you will want to eliminate all defects in the code and have all violations turned on.
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FOSSA
The only issue we have had is sometimes the web app is too slow, and that causes issues with us wanting to continue to use FOSSA over going with another tool. That is the only problem. I noticed it happened more recently, but if that is solved now or will be solved, I would 100% recommend this tool to anyone!
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Pros
CAST
  • Identifies common coding vulnerabilities.
  • Compares code to industry best practices.
  • Assesses the code for data privacy compliance.
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FOSSA
  • Setup of tool.
  • Speed of scans.
  • Automated emails with reports.
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Cons
CAST
  • Code scans could be faster. A large application may need to be broken down into smaller sub-applications in order to facilitate faster code scans.
  • We spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to best structure our code base in the application for ultimate performance.
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FOSSA
  • Interface for loading results can be slow, this is the #1 issue we have faced.
  • Speed of scans could be improved.
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Support Rating
CAST
Tech support and pro services are top-notch.
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FOSSA
Never needed support but the chat and help seem forefront of the app!
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Alternatives Considered
CAST
These other tools only do a part of what CAST does. CAST gives a comprehensive view into the code looking at all aspects, code quality, security, maintainability, vulnerability, privacy, reuse, etc. These other tools only focus on one or two dimensions.
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FOSSA
BlackDuck and Synk
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Return on Investment
CAST
  • I believe once we had the tool working for our code base, we immediately saw positive ROI.
  • We spent some time getting to where our code code be scanned efficiently but some of that was trying to do things ourselves instead of fully utilizing Cast Professional Services. I highly recommend to do an engagement with CAST to have them help setup the tool in your environment or to run it in the cloud for you.
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FOSSA
  • Hard to measure the ROI, but no doubt having licenses be above board is fantastic for protection of your software.
  • Caused developers to make more informed decisions.
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