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What is CAST Imaging
CAST Imaging is a software intelligence product that creates interactive maps of application source code to help teams understand architecture, dependencies, and data flows. It is used by application owners, architects, and engineering teams for modernization planning, impact analysis, and risk identification across large or legacy portfolios. The product focuses on visualization and structural analysis of codebases rather than acting as a CI “quality gate” tool. It is commonly positioned as an entry point to broader application analysis workflows, including cloud migration and refactoring programs.
Interactive application dependency mapping
CAST Imaging generates navigable diagrams of components, call paths, and dependencies to support architecture understanding and impact analysis. This is useful when teams inherit large codebases or need to assess change risk across tightly coupled systems. The visualization approach can reduce time spent manually tracing relationships compared with relying only on code search and documentation.
Portfolio modernization use cases
The product is oriented toward modernization activities such as application rationalization, refactoring planning, and migration readiness assessments. It helps identify structural hotspots (for example, tightly coupled modules and complex dependency chains) that affect maintainability and change velocity. This aligns well with enterprise programs where understanding the “as-is” architecture is a prerequisite to remediation.
Supports cross-team communication
Architecture maps and dependency views provide a shared artifact for developers, architects, and non-developer stakeholders. This can improve alignment during planning and review meetings by making code structure and dependencies easier to discuss. It is particularly helpful when multiple teams own different parts of a distributed application landscape.
Not a primary CI quality gate
CAST Imaging is not primarily designed to function like a continuous inspection tool that enforces coding rules on every pull request. Teams looking for deep rule-based static analysis with extensive language-specific rule packs and tight CI gating may need additional tooling. As a result, it may complement rather than replace existing code quality pipelines.
Value depends on model accuracy
The usefulness of dependency maps depends on how well the product parses and models the specific languages, frameworks, and build configurations in a given environment. Complex build pipelines, generated code, or uncommon frameworks can reduce fidelity and require tuning. Organizations should plan time for initial setup and validation of the generated views.
Licensing and rollout overhead
Enterprise-scale analysis typically involves licensing, server setup, and onboarding to standardize how teams interpret and use the maps. For smaller teams or greenfield services, the overhead may outweigh the benefits compared with lighter-weight approaches. Ongoing portfolio coverage can also require operational effort to keep analyses current.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| CAST Imaging (on‑prem / cloud licensed, 1 application) | USD per year per application (bands shown on vendor site): | |
| --- | --- | |
| • up to 250,000 LOC — $10,200/year | ||
| • up to 500,000 LOC — $20,400/year | ||
| • up to 1,000,000 LOC — $36,000/year | ||
| • up to 2,000,000 LOC — $63,000/year | ||
| • up to 4,000,000 LOC — $108,000/year | Runs locally or in your cloud instance; includes technical support and software updates; 150+ technologies supported; optional Map Extensions (1 extension = +10% of license fee; 2+ extensions = +20%); CAST Imaging + CAST Gatekeeper together = +40%; contact CAST for larger applications or multi‑application licensing. | |
| CAST Imaging Express (SaaS, 1 application) | USD per year per application (bands): | |
| • up to 50,000 LOC — $2,100/year | ||
| • up to 250,000 LOC — $7,700/year | ||
| • up to 500,000 LOC — $15,400/year | ||
| • up to 1,000,000 LOC — $27,000/year | SaaS subscription (CAST hosts the knowledgebase); 110+ technologies supported; includes cloud & containerization insights, open‑source exposures, map of major structural flaws, green impact insights; 30‑day free trial available for CAST Imaging Express (vendor site). Contact CAST for larger subscriptions or multiple applications. | |
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flex Plans | Contact CAST (custom pricing) | For departments supporting multiple projects/teams; available for any combination of app sizes, cloud or on‑premise. |
| On Demand | Contact CAST (custom/partner‑managed) | Managed/turnkey, delivered via CAST partners or CAST Services; contact for details. |
Notes: All prices and bands taken directly from CAST official product pages (pricing and product overview). Certain promotional/special offers (e.g., ByteByteGo member pricing and a 12‑month free Imaging Express subscription for eligible universities) are available on vendor pages; university offer provides a 12‑month free Imaging Express subscription for eligible institutions but is eligibility‑restricted and not a public permanent free tier.
Seller details
CAST Software, Inc.
New York, NY, USA
1990
Private
https://www.castsoftware.com/
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