CAST Highlight
Software Intelligence for Application Portfolio Analysis.
Overview
CAST Highlight is a software intelligence product that analyzes application portfolios to provide insights for modernization, cloud migration, and open-source risk management. It scans source code to measure software health, complexity, and cloud readiness, helping organizations prioritize which applications to migrate to Kubernetes and identify potential roadblocks.
✨ Key Features
- Automated source code analysis
- Cloud readiness assessment (PaaS, containers)
- Software composition analysis (SCA) for open-source risk
- Green software assessment (environmental impact)
- Application portfolio visualization and benchmarking
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Speed and scalability (analyzes hundreds of apps in days)
- Objective, code-level metrics
- Combines cloud readiness, software health, and security in one platform
Unique Value: Provides fast, factual intelligence about application portfolios, enabling organizations to make smarter, faster decisions about modernization and migration to platforms like Kubernetes.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Analyzing hundreds of applications to create a data-driven cloud migration roadmap
- Identifying security vulnerabilities in third-party components before migration
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Executing the actual migration (it's an assessment tool)
- Real-time application performance monitoring
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a broader portfolio-level view compared to tools focused on single-application refactoring, and provides deeper code-level insights than infrastructure-only assessment tools.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Subscription tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
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