EditPlus vs. Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
EditPlus
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
EditPlus is a text editor for windows featuring customizable syntax highlighting, code foldin, hex viewer, and other features, from EditPlus (ES-Software) in the UK.N/A
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft offers Visual Studio Code, a text editor that supports code editing, debugging, IntelliSense syntax highlighting, and other features.
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Pricing
EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Considered Both Products
EditPlus
Chose EditPlus
Not well supported, lacks functionality other editors have.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Chose Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio is top class in my opinion with its well supported community, large array of plugins/customization, and slick layout. I would put it up there with Sublime Text. Sublime Text and Visual Studio Code are excellent choices and you can' go wrong with either.
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EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Small Businesses
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 8.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.7
(89 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(24 ratings)
User Testimonials
EditPlusMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Likelihood to Recommend
EditPlus (ES-Software)
Edit+ is well suited for basic tasks like using it as a to-do list or writing basic scripts or using it for simple programs that aren't too long or complex.
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
  • Decent overall text editor for any programming language you want to use.
  • Can customize your layout/color scheme to fit your needs.
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
  • Keep it simple, fast and easy
  • Change without need is wasteful
  • It's already perfect, sheesh...
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
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Microsoft
This is a tool for programmers and it works like many others. If you are in the development world already then you will be sailing in no time with Microsoft Visual Studio Code. It is also great for new developers and it is very easy to use and you can get all the tools you need in one place as you begin to learn.
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Support Rating
EditPlus (ES-Software)
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
Not well supported, lacks functionality other editors have.
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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
EditPlus (ES-Software)
  • I have not been involved in that aspect. I am just a user.
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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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