CAST Highlight
6.9#3 in cloud migration toolsFrom $6,800 a yearWebAPILinuxmacOS
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What both publish
| Fact | CAST Highlight | ShareGate |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, United States, and Paris, France | Montreal, Canada |
| Security | CAST says the SaaS platform is ISO 27001 certified and stores analysis results in a client-reserved cloud hosted on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud; source code and database scripts are not uploaded. | Protect and Migration Assessment encrypt data in transit with TLS 1.2 and at rest with 256-bit AES; they do not collect full document contents or personal messages and email content. |
| 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 pricing page says subscriptions include unlimited support and software updates, and Enterprise includes 24/7 support. |
| Trial | CAST offers a 14-day trial with a preloaded sample portfolio and views of application health, AI opportunities, cloud maturity, software composition, and green software insights. | ShareGate offers a full-featured 15-day trial. |
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
ShareGate plans
- Migrate Essentials$5,995, paid once
- Migrate Pro$9,995, paid once
- Migrate Enterprise$17,995, paid once
- ShareGate ProtectPriced 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 ShareGate if…
ShareGate suits mid-sized and enterprise companies, IT professionals, partners, and IT directors or managers handling Microsoft 365 migrations or governance. It is aimed at organizations needing tenant visibility and migration workflows.