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    CAST Highlight

    Score9 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

    Cenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AApp Scanner was based on the "Hailstorm" technology acquired with the company Cenzic (March, 2014). A dynamic application security testing (DAST) software, it identified vulnerabilities in cloud and web applications. The product is no longer available for sale.N/A
    Pricing
    CAST HighlightCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
    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 HighlightCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
    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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    User Ratings
    CAST HighlightCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    CAST HighlightCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
    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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    This scanner is helpful for financial services apps that need to prove their credibility to users, and in an environment where users might not be comfortable providing their PII.
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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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    • Show that our app is credible
    • Give users the confidence to do business on our app
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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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    • Integration requires the development team
    • Takes up valuable real estate within the app
    • Requires bandwidth and may slow down primary functions
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    Support Rating
    CAST
    Tech support and pro services are top-notch.
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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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    These products are similar in nature. They all tend to do the same thing, in a similar way. Just need to watch for integration problems and consumer trust issues.
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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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    • Increases usage of mobile devices
    • Reduces the need for live client services
    • Improves user conference
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