CAST Highlight vs Coverity Static comparison

The compared CAST and Black Duck solutions aren't in the same category. CAST is ranked #19 in SCA , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 1.2% mindshare in the category. Black Duck is ranked #8 in SAST , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of CAST users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Black Duck users who would recommend it.

CAST Highlight

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87% willing to recommend

Coverity Static

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8,472 Comparison Views

89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

CAST Highlight

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (19th)

Coverity Static

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th)

Mindshare comparison

CAST Highlight and Coverity Static aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. CAST Highlight is designed for Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Coverity Static, on the other hand, focuses on Static Application Security Testing (SAST), holds 2.8% mindshare, down 8.0% since last year.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CAST Highlight	1.2%
Snyk	11.1%
Black Duck SCA	9.2%
Other	78.5%

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Coverity Static	2.8%
SonarQube	14.5%
Checkmarx One	9.2%
Other	73.5%

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Featured Reviews

Nishant Chauhan

Senior Data Engineer at LTM

Automated code insights have improved security checks and made review workflows more consistent

If I talk about improvements for CAST Highlight, I would suggest three things. The first is better understanding or niche understanding. Right now, the intent matching is strong for general topics such as ease of use, but for niche B2B terms such as HIPAA compliance or multi-tenant architecture, it sometimes misses context. Improving the domain-specific models would make highlights more accurate for these verticals. The second improvement is more control over the deduplication logic. CAST Highlight's deduplication is great for avoiding spam, but sometimes we want two similar quotes if they are from very different company sizes, such as SMB versus enterprise perspectives on pricing. A slider to adjust deduplication strictness would help. The third suggestion I would like to give is deeper sentiment and outcome tagging. While it has core sentiment capabilities, it does not tag outcomes automatically. For instance, if a quote mentions saved $50,000 per year, tagging that as cost savings $50,000 would let us build ROI charts instantly instead of reading each quote manually. Regarding user experience, integrations, and reporting, I think there is room to enhance those aspects. Regarding user experience, I would suggest improving user actions in terms of bulk actions and keyboard shortcuts. Day-to-day analysts review 50-plus suggested quotes, and currently it is mostly clicking to approve one by one. Adding bulk approve or reject options and keyboard shortcuts would significantly reduce the time taken. A small UX change can lead to a big speed boost. The second point is integrations when pushing to the CMS and Slack alerts. Right now, we export approved highlights manually from CAST Highlight. If CAST Highlight could push directly to our CMS or send Slack alerts for high-strength quotes that hit trending topics, it would close the loop faster, reducing copy-pasting. The third improvement relates to reporting, specifically custom insight dashboards. The tool displays which topics have the most highlights, but we cannot build custom dashboards yet. For example, showing all security quotes from healthcare companies with more than 1,000 employees over the last 90 days would enable better filtering, and exportable dashboards would streamline quarterly reviews.

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Benoît Labrique

Software Quality Expert at Endress+Hauser AG

Useful for extra checks but not recommended for C++

We're currently facing a primary challenge with automation using Coverity. Each developer has a license and can perform manual checks, and we also have a nightly build that analyzes the entire software. The main issue is that the tool can't look behind submodules in our code base, so it doesn't see changes stored there. This limitation means it can't detect changes accurately, forcing us to analyze all files instead of just the modified ones. It struggles with repositories organized with different submodules. Although documentation suggests it's possible to configure Coverity to handle this, it requires effort. The solution's analysis tools are high-quality, but the web design could improve. For example, the data is organized into pages when there are many findings, such as ten thousand lines of information. Each page shows about a hundred items, and navigating through these pages (from items 100 to 200, 200 to 300, and so on) can be cumbersome. I've heard from a colleague about another Synopsys tool with a very good GUI. It might be a solution for us to include with Coverity. We invested in Coverity, but compared to SonarQube, it lacks a good interface. SonarQube has a responsive, intuitive GUI, but its analysis quality isn't as good as Coverity's. Coverity's interface isn't great, but its analysis is much better. We hope Synopsys will improve Coverity because it doesn't make a good impression when you first use it. We started with the command line and saw the results were very good. We moved from another tool with a slightly better GUI, but it crashed often, so Coverity was an improvement. When I used the solution earlier, I noticed some issues. It supports C++, which we use, but there's room for improvement. Coverity has two plug-ins. The newer one works well for languages like C# or Java and is very responsive. When we evaluated it with Synopsys, they presented it as easy to configure and install. However, C++ slows down significantly because it's analyzing in the background. It's not very responsive when typing, likely due to the many included files in C++ that need analysis. It's not as quick as with C# or other languages, where you get immediate feedback from Coverity. The classic plug-in is still supported but old-fashioned. It has a manual option, but I haven't checked it. The main problem for C++ users who prefer the old plug-in is responsiveness.

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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 solution provides agnostic blockers for platforms as well as for containerization."

"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."

"In cloud migration, I use CAST highlight to identify blockers, which are the negative road patterns, and also the boosters, which are positive code patterns."

"We are using CAST Highlight for the location because it's an indicator for us that can differentiate us from the other health insurance company, and we are using the indicator as proof of the quality of service for our application."

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

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

"It offers good performance."

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

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"If you have enough budget, it is one of the best solutions right now."

"It's pretty stable. I rate the stability of Coverity nine out of ten."

"The reporting feature is up to the mark."

"It has the lowest false positives."

"The most valuable feature of Coverity is its software security feature called the Checker. If you share some vulnerability or weakness then the software can find any potential security bug or defect. The code integration tool enables some secure coding standards and implements some Checkers for Live Duo. So we can enable secure coding and Azure in this tool. So in our software, we can make sure our software combines some industry supervised data."

"One of the most valuable features is Contributing Events. That particular feature helps the developer understand the root cause of a defect. So you can locate the starting point of the defect and figure out exactly how it is being exploited."

"Provides software security, and helps to find potential security bugs or defects."

"We were very comfortable with the initial setup."

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Cons

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

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

"Technical support could be better."

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

"Right now, the intent matching is strong for general topics such as ease of use, but for niche B2B terms such as HIPAA compliance or multi-tenant architecture, it sometimes misses context."

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

"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."

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

More CAST Highlight cons

"We actually specified several checkers, but we found some checkers had a higher false positive rate. I think this is a problem. Because we have to waste some time is really the issue because the issue is not an issue. I mean, the tool pauses or an issue, but the same issue is the filter now.Some check checkers cannot find some issues, but sometimes they find issues that are not relevant, right, that are not really issues. Some customisation mechanism can be added in the next release so that we can define our Checker. The Modelling feature provided by Coverity helps in finding more information for potential issues but it is not mature enough, it should be mature. The fast testing feature for security testing campaign can be added as well. So if you correctly integrate it with the training team, maybe you can help us to find more potential issues."

"Sometimes, vulnerabilities remain unidentified even after setting up the rules."

"Coverity is too costly, which is why we are trying other tools."

"This is a pretty expensive solution. The overall value of the solution could be improved if the price was reduced."

"The product lacks sufficient customization options."

"The solution needs to improve its false positives."

"The price is a concern, and there are a lot of false positives coming through."

"I am not a fan of using both SOAP and REST APIs and Coverity offers a mix of functionality depending on the interface used."

More Coverity Static cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"CAST Highlight is an expensive solution."

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

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

"Coverity is quite expensive."

"This is a pretty expensive solution. The overall value of the solution could be improved if the price was reduced. Licensing is done on an annual basis."

"I would rate Coverity's pricing as a nine out of ten. It's already very expensive, and it's a problem for us to get more licenses due to the price. The pricing model has some good aspects - for example, a personal license gives access to all languages without code limitations, which is better than some competitors. However, it's still a lot of money for us to spend."

"Coverity is very expensive."

"Depending on the usage types, one has to opt for different types of licenses from Coverity, especially to be able to use areas like report viewing or report generation."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is low, and ten is high price."

"Offers varying prices for different companies"

"The solution's pricing is comparable to other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Outsourcing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

29%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	31

Questions from the Community

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

The pricing of CAST Highlight was not considered expensive or cheap, and no specific comment was made about the setup cost.

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What needs improvement with CAST Highlight?

The solution provides agnostic blockers for platforms as well as for containerization. Within that containerization, it offers generic blockers. However, my project might require it to provide Wind...

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What is your primary use case for CAST Highlight?

For CAST, I use it in cloud migration roadmap and in open source safety issues. These are my two main use cases.

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How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?

We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coverity?

I do not know about the pricing.

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What needs improvement with Coverity?

The price is a concern, and there are a lot of false positives coming through. Support with Coverity is adequate, but they take a longer time to respond. The core support is not straightforward, an...

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Comparisons

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Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

CAST Highlight is a comprehensive platform that integrates with Azure DevOps, offering remote functionalities without direct codebase access. It quickly identifies cloud migration blockers and supports most programming languages with an easy setup.

CAST Highlight stands out with its user-friendly interface and dashboard, enabling efficient scanning for environment quality. Its automation and speed are particularly valued, making it distinct in the software analysis domain. While users encounter challenges with language-specific insights and expensive licensing, they benefit from its capability to assess code base states during mergers, acquisitions, and cloud migration planning. Technical support poses issues, and some users face hurdles with configuration customization and issue reporting clarity. Despite these challenges, CAST Highlight demonstrates effectiveness in identifying application service quality and ensuring legal, security, and IP compliance.

What features define CAST Highlight?

Seamless Integration: Works with Azure DevOps for enhanced functionality.
Remote Functionality: Operates without direct codebase access, offering flexibility.
Cloud Migration Assistance: Identifies blockers and boosters for cloud strategies.
Programming Language Support: Compatible with a wide range of languages.
Easy Setup: Simplifies the process for quick implementation.

What are the benefits of using CAST Highlight?

Speed and Automation: Delivers quick scans and automated processes for efficiency.
Application Quality Insights: Provides detailed assessments for application portfolios.
Enhanced Communication: Simple notations improve team communication.
Legal and Security Compliance: Ensures compliance insights are accessible.

CAST Highlight is adopted across industries for tasks such as assessing code during mergers, managing application portfolios, and planning cloud migrations. It facilitates open source safety checks and replatforming architectures, serving roles in firewall and storage management. Users rely on it for service quality verification and distinguishing applications from competitors.

CAST

Coverity gives you the speed, ease of use, accuracy, industry standards compliance, and scalability that you need to develop high-quality, secure applications. Coverity identifies critical software quality defects and security vulnerabilities in code as it’s written, early in the development process, when it’s least costly and easiest to fix. With the Code Sight integrated development environment (IDE) plugin, developers get accurate analysis in seconds in their IDE as they code. Precise actionable remediation advice and context-specific eLearning help your developers understand how to fix their prioritized issues quickly, without having to become security experts.

Coverity seamlessly integrates automated security testing into your CI/CD pipelines and supports your existing development tools and workflows. Choose where and how to do your development: on-premises or in the cloud with the Polaris Software Integrity Platform (SaaS), a highly scalable, cloud-based application security platform. Coverity supports more than 20 languages and 200 frameworks and templates.

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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

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space

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