CAST Application Intelligence Platform vs Veracode comparison

The compared CAST and Veracode solutions aren't in the same category. CAST is ranked #6 in SDA , and holds a 6.9% mindshare in the category. Veracode is ranked #3 in AS , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of CAST users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Veracode users who would recommend it.

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

CAST Application Intelligen...

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Development Analytics (6th)

Veracode

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

207

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Container Security (10th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (2nd), Static Code Analysis (1st), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (1st), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. CAST Application Intelligence Platform is designed for Software Development Analytics and holds a mindshare of 6.9%, down 10.7% compared to last year.
Veracode, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 4.4% mindshare, down 9.6% since last year.

Software Development Analytics Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CAST Application Intelligence Platform	6.9%
SonarQube	36.1%
Snyk	28.6%
Other	28.400000000000006%

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Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Veracode	4.4%
SonarQube	13.6%
Checkmarx One	8.8%
Other	73.2%

Application Security Tools

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Vishal-Goyal

Chief Architect at Peristent Systems

Has a security dashboard that's helpful because it gives compliance checks based on some of the leading frameworks in the industry

The overall coverage of rules could be improved in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform because it does not cater to or cover all. For example, 2022 CWE coverage is still not available in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. The solution also covers some NIST rules, but it does not cater to all rules. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next update of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is for it to provide source code developer and contributor details, especially information on which areas of code were touched. This would be a good insight as the CAST Application Intelligence Platform looks into the source code.

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reviewer2703864

Head of Security Architecture at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Onboarding developers successfully while improving code security through IDE integration

Regarding room for improvement, we have some problems when onboarding new projects because the build process has to be done in a certain way, as Veracode analyzes the binaries and not the code by itself alone. If the process is not configured correctly, it doesn't work. That's one of the things that we are discussing with Veracode. Something positive that we've been able to do is submit formal feature requests to them, and they are working on them; they've already solved some of them. This encourages us to propose new ideas and improvements. Another improvement that we asked for this use case is to be able to configure how Veracode Fix proposes and fixes because sometimes it makes proposals using libraries that go against our architecture design made by the enterprise architecture team. For example, we want them to propose using another library, and that's something we already asked Veracode, and they are working on it. We want to specify when you see this kind of vulnerability, you can only propose these two options.

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Pros

"The most valuable feature of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is its security dashboard which is a dedicated dashboard that's pretty helpful because it gives compliance checks based on some of the leading frameworks in the industry, such as ISO 5055, OWASP, CWE Top 25, and NIST security guidelines. I find the security dashboard of the solution and the information it provides pretty useful. The security dashboard of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is a feature that stands out."

"It supports most programming languages."

"CAST's risk and security flow detection capabilities are highly effective, particularly in identifying security vulnerabilities. It is one of the most important and valuable features of the platform."

"Used for controlling the technical debt and code quality."

"Hourly, daily, and monthly static code analysis before making a project live, therefore controlling the technical debt and code quality."

"We've seen ROI from CAST Application Intelligence Platform because we've been able to leverage it for doing multiple customer engagements and we've been able to win more business for our organization by leveraging the product."

"Our clients use CAST Highlight for cloud migration, which allows them to remove or remediate the blockers that are highlighted, shows improvement in quality, and captures feedback for our clients."

"Our clients use CAST Highlight for cloud migration. This allows them to remove or remediate the blockers which are highlighted. This part of the solution shows improvement in quality and captures feedback for our clients."

"The product provides guidance to develop secure software."

"What's important for me, from Veracode, is the all-in-one metrics location. I can see where everything is across the entire portfolio of applications I have in this program, and I can report out on it."

"The most important features, I would say, are the scanning abilities and the remediation abilities within the product. Scanning because, obviously, we want to make sure that our application code is flaw-free. And the remediation tools are helpful to the developers to help them track and manage their flaws."

"It has given our management a view into issues with all of our product lines. We have three products and all of them were scanned. As a result, the project lead for each product has taken measures to improve things."

"The source composition analysis component is great because it gives our developers some comfort in using new libraries."

"The article scanning is excellent, the composition analysis and common CBEs attached to it are quite good, and the solution offers a lot of really great analysis with lots of good data support."

"Static, dynamic, and manual scan features were all very useful for us and helped us fix many security flaws."

"My experience with Veracode across the board every time, in all products, the technology, the product, the service, and the salespeople are fabulous."

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Cons

"The overall coverage of rules could be improved in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform because it does not cater to or cover all. For example, 2022 CWE coverage is still not available in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. The solution also covers some NIST rules, but it does not cater to all rules. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next update of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is for it to provide source code developer and contributor details, especially information on which areas of code were touched. This would be a good insight as the CAST Application Intelligence Platform looks into the source code."

"The integration of this solution could be improved."

"It has very few plugins to access different code repositories, so source code has to be fed."

"The overall coverage of rules could be improved in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform because it does not cater to or cover all."

"Areas for improvement in CAST AIP include enhancing support for implementation in complex environments and improving technical support to address organizational challenges alongside engineering issues."

"Implementation could be made simpler as it is complex."

"The integration of this solution could be improved."

"Implementation could be made more simpler as it is complex."

"We are testing Veracode's software composition analysis, but we're having trouble integrating it with SVN. It works out of the box when you use Git but doesn't work as well with other tools like SVN. It's more geared toward Git"

"The reporting was detailed, but there were some things that were missing. It showed us on which line an error was found, but it could have been more detailed."

"In the future, I would like to see the RASP capability built-in."

"When Veracode updates the pool of tests and security checks, it could be a little more transparent about what it is releasing. It's not clear what it's adding. They do thousands of checks, and when they add more, there aren't many details about what the new tests are doing."

"We use Ruby on Rails and we still don't have any support for that from Veracode."

"It's been over a year since I used the product. But when I did, I found there were too many false positives."

"The static analysis is prone to a lot of false positives. But that's how it is with most static analysis tools... Also, the static analysis can sometimes take a little while. The time that it takes to do a scan should be improved."

"Improve Mobile Application Dynamic Scanning DAST - .ipa and .apk"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do know how the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is licensed, but I'm not able to give the cost because the price is not listed. My company works with individual vendors, so pricing is on a case-to-case basis, but the vendors give specialized pricing because of the enterprise deployment, though my team is aware of product pricing based on lines of code, based on the number of applications, etc., I'm unable to give the exact licensing costs of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. My company doesn't have to pay extra for some features or services because all are included as part of the enterprise license. On a scale of one to five, with five being very cheap and one being very expensive, I would rate the CAST Application Intelligence Platform as three out of five."

"To my knowledge, licensing for Veracode Static Analysis is paid yearly by my company."

"The Veracode price model is based on application profiles, which is how you package your components for scanning."

"I have not examined Veracode's pricing in detail, but from an industry perspective, I see that there is a tendency toward Veracode, which suggests competitive pricing."

"From a cost perspective, it seems okay, although we will probably evaluate alternatives next time it's up for renewal because for us, it's a relatively high cost, and we want to make sure that we are using our resources most appropriately."

"The cost of scanning code is cheaper. It's typically $0.50 per line of code. However, it's expensive to run a high-level process that would normally require a human security expert. For example, penetration testing costs about $1,000 per application for penetration testing. The cost of these features may be too high for smaller organizations. On the other hand, Veracode's interactive application security testing is fast and cheaper compared to other software."

"I think the pricing is in line with the rest of the tools. I think you get what you pay for. It is certainly not inexpensive, but the value proposition is there. There are certainly cheaper tools, but I don't think we'd be getting the support that we get with those, and that is what separates this product from the others."

"Licensing is pretty flexible. It's a little bit weird, it's by the size of the binary, which is a strange way to license a product. So far they've been pretty flexible about it."

"Veracode has been fair. We use their SaaS solution and it's just an annual subscription."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

10%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	45
Large Enterprise	114

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Which gives you more for your money - SonarQube or Veracode?

SonarQube is easy to deploy and configure, and also integrates well with other tools to do quality code analysis. SonarQube has a great community edition, which is open-source and free. Easy to use...

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What do you like most about Veracode Static Analysis?

I like its integration with GitHub. I like using it from GitHub. I can use the GitHub URL and find out the vulnerabilities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veracode Static Analysis?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Veracode is that it is fairly moderate.

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Also Known As

CAST AIP

Crashtest Security , Veracode Detect

Overview

CAST Application Intelligence Platform is a leading software analysis and measurement system designed to support advanced IT strategies. It provides comprehensive insights into software structure, performance, and security, aiding developers and IT leaders in effective decision-making.

CAST Application Intelligence Platform offers a robust solution for understanding complex software ecosystems. By automating application analytics, it accelerates the identification of software issues, reducing the technical debt and improving code quality. The platform is particularly useful for legacy system modernization, cloud migration initiatives, and enhancing application stability and scalability.

What are the key features of CAST Application Intelligence Platform?

Automated Analysis: Provides deep insights without manual intervention.
Code Quality Assessment: Enhances code reliability and security.
Technical Debt Measurement: Identifies and reduces associated costs.
Cloud Readiness: Evaluates applications for seamless cloud transition.

What benefits should be considered in reviews?

Improved Developer Efficiency: Boosts productivity through automated workflows.
Cost Reduction: Minimizes expenses related to software maintenance.
Risk Mitigation: Reduces vulnerabilities with insightful security assessments.
Enhanced Decision Making: Supports strategic IT planning with precise data.

CAST Application Intelligence Platform is heavily utilized in industries like finance, healthcare, and retail, where software quality and security are critical. Implementing its solutions allows these sectors to modernize legacy systems, ensuring compliance and streamlining operations through reliable software architecture evaluation.

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Veracode is a leading provider of application security solutions, offering tools to identify, mitigate, and prevent vulnerabilities across the software development lifecycle. Its cloud-based platform integrates security into DevOps workflows, helping organizations ensure that their code remains secure and compliant with industry standards.

Veracode supports multiple application security testing types, including static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and manual penetration testing. These tools are designed to help developers detect vulnerabilities early in development while maintaining speed in deployment. Veracode also emphasizes scalability, offering features for enterprises that manage a large number of applications across different teams. Its robust reporting and analytics capabilities allow organizations to continuously monitor their security posture and track progress toward remediation.

What are the key features of Veracode?

Static Analysis (SAST) - Scans source code for vulnerabilities before deployment.
Dynamic Analysis (DAST) - Examines applications in a running state to detect flaws in real-time.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) - Identifies risks in open-source libraries and third-party components.
Manual Penetration Testing - Offers expert analysis for more complex vulnerabilities.
Integrations with DevOps tools - Seamlessly integrates with CI/CD pipelines for automated security checks.

What benefits should users consider in Veracode reviews?

Early detection of vulnerabilities - Helps developers fix security issues early in the development process.
Scalability - Supports organizations with large-scale application portfolios.
Compliance support - Ensures applications meet various security standards and regulations.
Developer training - Provides tools for educating developers on secure coding practices.
Comprehensive reporting - Offers detailed reports that track remediation and risk trends.

Veracode is widely adopted in industries like finance, healthcare, and government, where compliance and security are critical. It helps these organizations maintain strict security standards while enabling rapid development through its integration with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Veracode helps businesses secure their applications efficiently, ensuring they can deliver safe and compliant software at scale.

Veracode

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