CAST Highlight vs Fortify Application Defender comparison

The compared CAST and OpenText solutions aren't in the same category. CAST is ranked #9 in SCA , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 1.0% mindshare in the category. OpenText is ranked #33 in AS , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CAST users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

CAST Highlight

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100% willing to recommend

Fortify Application Defender

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81% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between CAST Highlight and Fortify Application Defender based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Software Composition Analysis (SCA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed CAST Highlight vs. Fortify Application Defender Report (Updated: September 2022).

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Categories and Ranking

CAST Highlight

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (9th)

Fortify Application Defender

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (33rd)

Mindshare comparison

CAST Highlight and Fortify Application Defender aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. CAST Highlight is designed for Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.8% compared to last year.
Fortify Application Defender, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.7% mindshare, down 1.0% since last year.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Application Security Tools

Featured Reviews

Chris Van Poele

Owner at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

Jul 30, 2024

Offers efficient portfolio management through enhanced application insights

I have used CAST Highlight in combination with application portfolio management, application lifecycle management, going cloud-ready, and other applications. My main occupation involves software completion analysis and working with various solutions like firewalls and storage One of the…

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HisaoOgata

Department Manger at Hitachi Channel

May 24, 2023

Saves time and warns about the vulnerabilities in the software, but the false positive rate should be lower

We use the solution to prevent cyberattacks Based on the alerts created by the solution during development, we modify the software we are developing. The product finds mistakes automatically. It warns us about the vulnerabilities in the software. The product saves us cost and time. The product…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features of the CAST Highlight are the interface and there are three notations that are very simple to understand and communicate with."

"It offers good performance."

"CAST Highlight provides a clear overview of the role portfolio and allows users to assess the overall quality of the environment. Users can see where improvements are needed and follow up on trends of the application."

"The most valuable features of CAST Highlight are automation and speed."

"CAST Highlight is easy to use and has a good dashboard."

"The way it tells you which codebase is more ready for the cloud and which codebase is less ready is very valuable. It works seamlessly with most languages."

"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology."

"I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy."

"The information from Fortify Application Defender on how to fix and solve issues is very good compared to other solutions."

"Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications."

"The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time."

"The product saves us cost and time."

"The most valuable features of Fortify Application Defender are the code packages that are default."

More Fortify Application Defender pros

Cons

"The reports that describe the issues of concern are rather abstract and the issues should be more clearly described to the user."

"There's a bit of a learning curve at the outset."

"Its price should be better. It is a pretty costly tool. They have two products: CAST Highlight and CAST AIP. I would expect CAST Highlight to have the Help dashboard and the Engineering dashboard. These dashboards are currently a part of CAST AIP, and if these are made available in CAST Highlight, customers won't have to use two different products all the time."

"There could be potential improvements or additional features added to CAST Highlight to make it better."

"CAST Highlight could improve to allow us to comment and do a deep analysis by ourselves."

"The ease of configuration and customization could be improved in CAST Highlight."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The biggest complaint that I have heard concerns additional platform support because right now, it only supports applications that are written in .NET and Java."

"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."

"The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and security checks. Many independent and open-source tools are available, from Apache to various libraries. Using multiple DevOps pipeline tools can slow the turnaround time."

"Fortify Application Defender gives a lot of false positives."

"The licensing can be a little complex."

"Fortify Application Defender could improve by supporting more code languages, such as GRAAS and Groovy."

"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"CAST Highlight is an expensive solution."

"Basic support is included with the standard licensing feed but it can be upgraded for an additional cost."

"CAST Highlight is an expensive solution. However, CAST Highlight is less expensive than the CAST AIP, but it remains too expensive and the professional services from CAST are also too expensive. The high price is part of the problem with the CAST solutions."

"It is a pretty costly tool. A lot of customers are resistant to using it."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It comes as an annual cloud subscription. The tool's pricing is around 50 lakhs."

"The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."

"The licensing is very complex, it's project based and can range from $10,000 to $200,000+ depending on the project type and size."

"Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."

"The price of this solution could be less expensive."

"The product’s price is much higher than other tools."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

18%

Insurance Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CAST Highlight?

The most valuable features of CAST Highlight are automation and speed.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CAST Highlight?

CAST Highlight is an expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight or nine out of ten.

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What needs improvement with CAST Highlight?

The ease of configuration and customization could be improved in CAST Highlight.

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What do you like most about Fortify Application Defender?

I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy.

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What needs improvement with Fortify Application Defender?

The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and...

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What is your primary use case for Fortify Application Defender?

We use the solution for fast code review. It is integrated into our DevOps pipeline.

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Also Known As

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HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender

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CAST

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Overview

CAST Highlight is a SaaS software intelligence product for performing rapid application portfolio analysis. It automatically analyzes source code of hundreds of applications in a week for Cloud Readiness, Software Composition Analysis (Open Source risks), Resiliency, and Technical Debt. Objective software insights from automated source code analysis combined with built-in qualitative surveys for business context enable more informed decision-making about application portfolios.

CAST is the software intelligence category leader. CAST technology can see inside custom applications with MRI-like precision, automatically generating intelligence about their inner workings - composition, architecture, transaction flows, cloud readiness, structural flaws, legal and security risks. It’s becoming essential for faster modernization for cloud, raising the speed and efficiency of Software Engineering, better open source risk control, and accurate technical due diligence. CAST operates globally with offices in North America, Europe, India, China. Visit www.castsoftware.com.

Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.

Sample Customers

Wells Fargo, Bank of NY Mellon, Northern Trust, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, BMW, AT&T, US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, John Hancock, Marsh & McLennan, Ernst & Young, PwC, Volkswagen, Boston Consulting Group, London Stock Exchange, Telefonica, Saur France, Total Energies France, SNCF

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