Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review For Microsoft shops that are doing custom development on the Microsoft cloud platform in Office 365 and Azure, the Rencore toolset is an absolute must, especially if you are involved in converting farm solutions to cloud, or just moving into cloud development for the first time.
Read full review Pros Identifies common coding vulnerabilities. Compares code to industry best practices. Assesses the code for data privacy compliance. Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review Unique expert knowledge of their target platforms. Not many companies have such a unique position in their target market. Their employees have a deep understanding of SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure and also regularly advise Microsoft on these matters. Community involvement and contribution to open source projects. Key employees at Rencore are considered thought leaders in their area of expertise and contribute to high profile Microsoft open source initiatives. Rencore's unique position when it comes to code quality analysis in the SharePoint space sets it apart. There's really no alternative. Platform governance is another Rencore strength. No other product provides the insights into your SharePoint Online environment with full auditing of not only configuration changes but also who changed which code where and when. Again no alternatives exist. Thomas Vochten Solution architect Office 365 & SharePoint | Microsoft MVP
Read full review Cons 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. Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review Rencore's product line is of course still a bit of a niche: SharePoint code quality is not something every organization on the planet is concerned with - although Rencore does much more than that. We feel Rencore's marketing efforts are mainly targeted at technologists. There's a lot of other potential, especially for their platform governance product. Thomas Vochten Solution architect Office 365 & SharePoint | Microsoft MVP
Read full review Support Rating Tech support and pro services are top-notch.
Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review Rencore support is unbeatable
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review I don't know of any products that compete in the space and if there were any, they would not stand a chance against Rencore. Behind any good product is a team of highly skilled individuals, who all have the same goal, who are passionate what they do and lastly, are in it for the betterment of where they started; As Developers themselves. You can't buy that
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
Read full review The clear impact was the amount of time saved code reviewing or going through lines of code marked off by other tools that are not relevant. We cannot put a number on it since the project started off with the tool in place but based on the rules applied it could be as high as 20% of the project time. Read full review ScreenShots CAST Highlight Screenshots Rencore Code (SPCAF) Screenshots