CAST Highlight
6.9#3 in cloud migration toolsFrom $6,800 a yearWebAPILinuxmacOS
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OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB
5.8#9 in cloud migration assessment toolsWebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows
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| Fact | CAST Highlight | OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, United States, and Paris, France | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Integrations | The CAST Highlight Extensions Marketplace lists plugins for Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, BitBucket, and VS Code; the product page also names Microsoft Teams, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for instant answers. | Listed integrations include ServiceNow, BMC Helix, Jira Service Management, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Microsoft Intune, Cisco Catalyst Center, Jamf, Infoblox, NetApp, HPE OneView, Dynatrace, CyberArk, HashiCorp, BeyondTrust, Broadcom SiteMinder SSO, Raynet, and Salesforce. |
| Support | Annual subscriptions include complementary concierge services from a dedicated CAST specialist for kickoff, setup, interpreting results, best practices, e-learning, certification, and follow-up. | The Core SaaS service description includes product support and says authorized users can contact support through the web portal or by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
CAST Highlight plans
- Complete Insights (single application)$6,800 a year
- Cloud Insights$30,800 a year
- SCA Insights$33,000 a year
- Complete Edition$44,000 a year
OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB plans
- OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB licensePriced on request
Pick CAST Highlight if…
CAST describes Highlight for organization-wide IT portfolios, with portfolio managers administering instances and application owners contributing scans and survey answers. It may suit teams evaluating application health, cloud readiness, open-source risk, or AI opportunities across a portfolio.
Pick OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB if…
It suits organizations that need to discover and map infrastructure across cloud, network, and on-premises environments. Teams can also use it to identify misconfigured or noncompliant infrastructure and outdated or vulnerable software.