Anaconda vs. Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Anaconda
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Anaconda provides access to the foundational open-source Python and R packages used in modern AI, data science, and machine learning. These enterprise-grade solutions enable corporate, research, and academic institutions around the world to harness open-source for competitive advantage and research. Anaconda also provides enterprise-grade security to open-source software through the Premium Repository.
$0
per month
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft offers Visual Studio Code, a text editor that supports code editing, debugging, IntelliSense syntax highlighting, and other features.
$0
Pricing
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Editions & Modules
Free Tier
$0
per month
Starter Tier
$9
per month
Business Tier
$50
per month per user
Enterprise Tier
60.00+
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Considered Both Products
Anaconda
Chose Anaconda
There are several reasons why Anaconda is better to use for me including that it is much easier to use than Baycharm. Also, the user interface is not as complicated as that of Baycharm. Even Anaconda does not slow down my device, using PaySharm slowed down my device in an …
Chose Anaconda
In Anaconda, [it is easy] to find and install the required libraries. Here, we can work on multiple projects with different sets of the environment. [It is] easy to create the notebook for developing the ML model and deployment. Right now, it is the best data science version …
Chose Anaconda
I have used many other tools for coding purposes.
But for python programming, the best fit tool is Anaconda.
Memory management is best in Anaconda.
Chose Anaconda
Some analyzed tools, such as PyCharm and Spyder, are simpler to use but still do not have all the libraries needed for those starting out in data science--or in institutions that need to grow in that direction. Anaconda is more robust but stable, more complete, and the …
Chose Anaconda
If the project is not large scale then Jupiter notebooks or Visual Studio Code serve well. If you don't have any dependency on Python versions, these IDEs can be well suited for fast development and deployment.
Chose Anaconda
Anaconda includes many standard data science packages where as the regular python installation does not.
Depending on use case, some may feel Anaconda may be "bloated"
For ease Anaconda is better, for minimizing extraneous package installation, the regular python installer is …
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Chose Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is more lightweight than most other options, such as Spyder and MATLAB. These other applications provide strong benefits such as a useful user interface that displays information about variables in in your workspace, as well as a window for built-in …
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Features
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.3
25 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration9.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
8.5
25 Ratings
2% above category average
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Ratings
Visualization9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.0
26 Ratings
10% above category average
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment8.823 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption9.719 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors9.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.2
24 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.5
21 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Vim
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(38 ratings)
8.6
(90 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(9 ratings)
9.7
(23 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnacondaMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Likelihood to Recommend
Anaconda
I have asked all my juniors to work with Anaconda and Pycharm only, as this is the best combination for now. Coming to use cases: 1. When you have multiple applications using multiple Python variants, it is a really good tool instead of Venv (I never like it). 2. If you have to work on multiple tools and you are someone who needs to work on data analytics, development, and machine learning, this is good. 3. If you have to work with both R and Python, then also this is a good tool, and it provides support for both.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is highly recommended for the development of systems and / or complex applications entrusted to work teams under a specific methodology, and its use is also recommended for the maintenance of previously developed applications.
It is not recommended as a learning environment for developers with little experience as the learning curve would be too high
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Pros
Anaconda
  • Anaconda is a one-stop destination for important data science and programming tools such as Jupyter, Spider, R etc.
  • Anaconda command prompt gave flexibility to use and install multiple libraries in Python easily.
  • Jupyter Notebook, a famous Anaconda product is still one of the best and easy to use product for students like me out there who want to practice coding without spending too much money.
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Microsoft
  • Very accessible -- it's compatible with all platforms and environments, free to install, and fast to open
  • Strong native support for many languages, and very strong extensibility to provide advanced language features
  • Git integration is top-notch, often displaying a better history, diff, and merge interface that is otherwise available in version control systems
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Cons
Anaconda
  • It can have a cloud interface to store the work.
  • Compatible for large size files.
  • I used R Studio for building Machine Learning models, Many times when I tried to run the entire code together the software would crash. It would lead to loss of data and changes I made.
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Microsoft
  • Lack of button bar like ones found in Visual Studio.
  • Lack of integrated help that could link to YouTube, Channel 9, or other Microsoft videos on how to learn about features.
  • Integration with Team Foundation Server.
  • Would like to see it having some sort of integration into a Web API testing harness.
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Likelihood to Renew
Anaconda
It's really good at data processing, but needs to grow more in publishing in a way that a non-programmer can interact with. It also introduces confusion for programmers that are familiar with normal Python processes which are slightly different in Anaconda such as virtualenvs.
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Microsoft
Solid tool that provides everything you need to develop most types of applications. The only reason not a 10 is that if you are doing large distributed teams on Enterprise level, Professional does provide more tools to support that and would be worth the cost.
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Usability
Anaconda
I am giving this rating because I have been using this tool since 2017, and I was in college at that time. Initially, I hesitated to use it as I was not very aware of the workings of Python and how difficult it is to manage its dependency from project to project. Anaconda really helped me with that. The first machine-learning model that I deployed on the Live server was with Anaconda only. It was so managed that I only installed libraries from the requirement.txt file, and it started working. There was no need to manually install cuda or tensor flow as it was a very difficult job at that time. Graphical data modeling also provides tools for it, and they can be easily saved to the system and used anywhere.
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Microsoft
Looking at our current implementation, Microsoft Visual Studio Code is perfect for writing code and performing debug operations. Integration with SVN repository is easy and changes can be tracked effectively. Microsoft Visual Studio Code supports developers to write code productively using syntax check and easy customization. Microsoft Visual Studio Code also provides support for IntelliSense which prompts suggestions for code completion. It is easy to step through code using interactive debugger to inspect the root cause of error quickly.
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Support Rating
Anaconda
Anaconda provides fast support, and a large number of users moderate its online community. This enables any questions you may have to be answered in a timely fashion, regardless of the topic. The fact that it is based in a Python environment only adds to the size of the online community.
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Microsoft
Active development means filing a bug on the GitHub repo typically gets you a response within 4 days. There are plugins for almost everything you need, whether it be linting, Vim emulation, even language servers (which I use to code in Scala). There is well-maintained official documentation. The only thing missing is forums. The closest thing is GitHub issues, which typically has the answers but is hard to sift through -- there are currently 78k issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Anaconda
I have experience using RStudio oustide of Anaconda. RStudio can be installed via anaconda, but I like to use RStudio separate from Anaconda when I am worin in R. I tend to use Anaconda for python and RStudio for working in R. Although installing libraries and packages can sometimes be tricky with both RStudio and Anaconda, I like installing R packages via RStudio. However, for anything python-related, Anaconda is my go to!
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Microsoft
[Microsoft] Visual Studio Code beats the competition due to its extensibility. Their robust extensions architecture combined with the plethora of mostly free extensions written by the community can't be beaten. The fact that this tool itself is provided by a world-recognized company, Microsoft, free of charge is phenomenal. The goodwill garnered by them is immeasurable. Other tools I've used were missing features or were just too rigid, too complicated, or too unsophisticated for my liking. The fact that VS Code is easy to mold to my will with the right extensions seals the deal.
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Return on Investment
Anaconda
  • It has helped our organization to work collectively faster by using Anaconda's collaborative capabilities and adding other collaboration tools over.
  • By having an easy access and immediate use of libraries, developing times has decreased more than 20 %
  • There's an enormous data scientist shortage. Since Anaconda is very easy to use, we have to be able to convert several professionals into the data scientist. This is especially true for an economist, and this my case. I convert myself to Data Scientist thanks to my econometrics knowledge applied with Anaconda.
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Microsoft
  • Positive impact on minimizing time wasted by employees with software installation and setup
  • Positive impact on reducing spend on software licensing
  • Positive impact on minimizing time used to manage different applications for different purposes - this performs all of the functions we need in basic coding
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