eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

CAST Imaging reveals the inner workings of an application by automatically mapping every technology, component, dependency, and transaction across the stack. It interprets more than 150 languages, frameworks, and databases to give teams an instant, unified view of complex software systems. With AI-powered insights, it explains architecture, shows data flows, and clarifies hidden relationships that typically take weeks to uncover. Developers and architects can analyze change impact, spot structural risks, and accelerate modernization with confidence. The platform reduces onboarding time, eliminates blind spots, and makes large-scale applications easier to evolve. CAST Imaging turns software into a visual, searchable knowledge map—so teams can deliver better outcomes faster.

About

eXplain is a specialized code-analysis and legacy-system evaluation tool from PKS Software GmbH, designed to deeply analyze, map, document, and assess legacy applications, especially on mainframe platforms such as IBM i (AS/400) and IBM Z, so organizations can understand what lives in their software, how it’s structured, and what parts are worth keeping, refactoring or retiring. It imports existing source code into an independent “eXplain server”, no need to install anything on the host system, then uses advanced parsers to examine languages like COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Natural, RPG, JCL, and others, along with data about databases (Db2, Adabas, IMS), job-schedulers, transaction monitors, and more. eXplain builds a central repository that becomes a knowledge hub; from there, it generates cross-language dependency graphs, data-flow maps, interface analyses, clusterings of related modules, and detailed object-and-resource usage reports.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

CAST Imaging is designed for software architects, modernization teams, engineering leaders, and developers who need full visibility into complex applications to accelerate transformation and reduce risk

Audience

IT organizations, architects, and software-maintenance teams seeking a tool to modernize, refactor, or safely retire legacy systems

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$9,000 per year
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

CAST
Founded: 1990
United States
www.castsoftware.com/imaging

Company Information

PKS Software
Founded: 1991
Germany
www.pks.de/en/kompetenzen/software-analyse-explain

Alternatives

Alternatives

HelpXplain

HelpXplain

Help+Manual
SMART TS XL

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Categories

Categories

Integrations

C Not Supported
C++ Not Supported
CAST Highlight Supported
COBOL Not Supported
HTML Not Supported
IBM Db2 Not Supported
IBM Power Servers Not Supported
IBM Z Not Supported
IBM i Not Supported
Java Not Supported
PostgreSQL Not Supported
Rexx Systems Not Supported
SQL Not Supported

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
CAST Highlight Not Supported
COBOL Supported
HTML Supported
IBM Db2 Supported
IBM Power Servers Supported
IBM Z Supported
IBM i Supported
Java Supported
PostgreSQL Supported
Rexx Systems Supported
SQL Supported
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