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Attribute Ratings
- CAST Highlight is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
CAST Highlight
100%
1 Rating

9.0
Qualys Cloud Platform
90%
10 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
CAST Highlight
100%
2 Ratings

8.4
Qualys Cloud Platform
84%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
CAST Highlight
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.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
It is well suited for environments that are looking for a solution that is top notch for vulnerability scanning, and is the most accurate at doing so. It would also fit environments that have a lot of endpoints to scan or like to have scanning done on an automatic basis.It is less appropriate in environments that want to use a platform right away, without getting training in how to use it, or reading documentation on the product.

Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesPros
CAST Highlight
- Identifies common coding vulnerabilities.
- Compares code to industry best practices.
- Assesses the code for data privacy compliance.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
- Cloud-based management.
- Detailed info about the findings: reason, effect, risk, mitigations, etc.
- Clear UI.
- Additional modules can be added to the same management interface.(single point of management).

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
CAST Highlight
- 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.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
- Reporting service should be available in excel or csv mode
- Panel for vulnerabilities by category in dashboard
- Integrated with splunk to monitor the status of missing patch

Verified User
Consultant in Customer Service
Computer & Network Security Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
CAST Highlight
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Included
Starting Price
$25,000 per year
Qualys Cloud Platform
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
CAST Highlight
CAST Highlight 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Tech support and pro services are top-notch.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
Qualys Cloud Platform 8.4
Based on 8 answers
We feel Qualys provides required perimeter security for our infrastructure which is hosted on multiple clouds. Together with a comprehensive scanning and continuous monitoring, Qualys is cloud agnostic which gives us flexibility to use it across multiple clouds. We also like the daily reporting and its integration with other productivity tools.

Verified User
Director in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
CAST Highlight
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.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
Deploying Qualys is really easy, in less than a day you can have everything ready for scanning. Also, Qualys has tons of reports and has tons of extension apps (such as the Asset Management App, which I love).

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Computer & Network Security Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
CAST Highlight
- 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.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
- Reduction in time taken up by manual security scanning
- Reduction in out-of-policy security issues
- Increase in scanning coverage of our technology estate

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees