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Starting at $13.90 per month per user

Overview

What is ReSharper?

ReSharper is a code analysis and debugging tool available as an extender to Visual Studio. Its features are also present in JetBrain's .NET IDE, Rider.

ReSharper is the greatest extension for Visual Studio.

Rating: 10 out of 10

January 12, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use ReSharper to provide all of the functionality we wish Visual Studio had! I cannot live without ReSharper's code refactoring, linting, inspection, and testing tools. Yes...

Verified user

Director

4 years of experience

As good as Always

Rating: 9 out of 10

September 16, 2022

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

I've been using ReSharper for many years, win/web forms, and mobile (even xamarin forms). I am currently using it in Logistics ASP.NET MVC applications and ASP.NET Core Web Ap...

Verified user

Team Lead

14 years of experience

ReSharper - Continuous Monitoring Tool

Rating: 9 out of 10

July 30, 2021

Vetted ReviewVerified User

ReSharper is a continuous code monitor tool that we plugged into Visual Studio IDE, which is helping us to reduce the lines of codes with good code accuracy. We have been conn...

Verified user

Team Lead

2 years of experience

ReSharper is our go to formatting tool, automating away tedious formatting tasks

Rating: 10 out of 10

July 21, 2021

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use ReSharper across our entire software team. We utilize it to apply consistent formatting across all of our C# projects. It is also generally very helpful in auto-complet...

Rich Moll

Engineer - Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Diagraph

3 years of experience

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Pricing

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For Individuals

$139

On Premise

per year per user

For Organizations

$349

On Premise

per year per user

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

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Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

$13.90 per month per user

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Product Demos

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resharper demo (freezes)

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Demo Resharper by Nguyen Chi Tuyen

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demo: VS2015+GTest+Resharper

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Demo Resharper Live Template (ClipOne Html)

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YaccConstructor + ReSharper = Embedded TSQL support in MS VS

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What is ReSharper?

ReSharper is a productivity tool that adds enhancements to Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. Both individual .NET developers and teams can use ReSharper to write and maintain code in a more manageable and enjoyable way, adopt the best coding practices, with the goal of delivering higher-quality applications faster.

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ReSharper Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Linux
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

ReSharper is a code analysis and debugging tool available as an extender to Visual Studio. Its features are also present in JetBrain's .NET IDE, Rider.

ReSharper starts at $13.9.

SonarQube Server, Veracode, and Coverity Static Analysis (SAST) are common alternatives for ReSharper.

The most common users of ReSharper are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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The product has been praised by users for its code refactoring and code quality check features, which have helped them avoid errors and speed up application development. Reviewers have found the code review feature to be valuable in providing feedback on their peers' code. Customers have reported that the naming convention problem-solving feature has assisted them in achieving cleaner coding practices. Additionally, the product's code refactoring and formatting capabilities have been instrumental in maintaining coding standards and improving overall code quality. It seamlessly integrates with Visual Studio, enhancing functionality and making coding more efficient. The product's correction and suggestion features contribute to improved coding skills and reduced complexity. It is also highly effective in solving complex code analysis situations and enables easy code refactoring. Inefficient or redundant code can be easily flagged, providing better visualization of code structure and assisting with completing, editing, or refactoring procedures and functions. The product significantly enhances code quality and productivity by detecting missing code members and suggesting fixes. It also helps locate related classes/libraries and facilitates debugging of third-party libraries. Web developers using Visual Studio 2019 will find this product valuable as it increases productivity, accelerates the code refactoring process, improves code reviews through rules enforcement, and provides optimization hints. Additionally, it assists in overcoming memory retention issues and highlights poorly designed code through its template tool and code coverage tool. By streamlining development efficiency, creating clean and reliable code, and adhering to coding standards and guidelines, this product proves indispensable in software development projects.

Impressive autocomplete and intellisense features: Reviewers have praised ReSharper for its impressive autocomplete and intellisense features, which have greatly sped up their coding process. They appreciate the suggestions and options for testing provided by ReSharper.

Best-in-class debugging tools: Users consider the debugging tools offered by ReSharper to be its best feature. The tool provides real-time feedback and suggestions based on C# and object-oriented programming best practices, helping users write better code. Additionally, it efficiently executes Nunit test cases.

Extensive code refactoring capabilities: The code refactoring helpers in ReSharper are highly regarded by users. These tools, along with the added debugging features, make ReSharper a must-have tool for development. Users value features such as navigation shortcuts, extract variables and methods, unit testing support, renaming refactoring, and code generation that significantly improve coding efficiency.

Difficult Differentiation: Some users have found it difficult to differentiate between ReSharper utilities and Microsoft's utilities, leading to confusion.

Performance Impact: Several reviewers mentioned experiencing performance issues with ReSharper. Visual Studio can run slowly, especially on large projects or projects that use outdated technology. Load times during a scan on a solution can also be excessive at times.

Costly Pricing: Many users expressed concerns about the pricing of ReSharper. They felt that the cost was high, especially for personal use, which prevented them from continuing after the trial period. Additionally, some users mentioned that the need to purchase additional features with an Ultimate license increased costs significantly.

Users of Resharper have provided several recommendations based on their experiences.

Many users highly recommend Resharper for software engineers, particularly those who work with C# and Visual Studio. They believe that Resharper is a valuable addition to a developer's toolkit and is essential for anyone writing code in Visual Studio and C#. It is considered a must-have tool for .Net development due to its ease of use and support.

Several users suggest downloading the trial version of Resharper to evaluate its efficiency before making a purchase. They advise spending time learning its features and exploring its functionality and costs. It is also recommended to trial Resharper in a team before making the decision to purchase it, as it can save time and boost productivity.

Another common recommendation is to use Resharper in combination with Visual Studio 2022. Users suggest trying out the latest version of Visual Studio first, as many features that were previously provided by Resharper are now available natively in VS 2022. By using both tools together, developers can maximize their productivity while minimizing any potential trade-offs in performance.

In summary, users highly recommend Resharper for software engineers, suggest trialing it before purchasing, and recommend using it alongside Visual Studio 2022 for optimal productivity.

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ReSharper is the greatest extension for Visual Studio.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 12, 2025

Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

4 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ReSharper to provide all of the functionality we wish Visual Studio had! I cannot live without ReSharper's code refactoring, linting, inspection, and testing tools. Yes, Visual Studio has these features, and you will think they are great until you encounter ReSharper and see how these tools really should be.

Pros

Code Refactoring.
Linting
Code Coverage.
Code Tracing.
Disassembly and Inspection.

Cons

ReSharper, because it does so much, can be quite a resource hog on slower developer machines.
Some ReSharper tools, like test running, seem to jostle with .NET's tools rather than replace or complement them (even though ReSharper's tools are superior!).
Tools like DotPeek could be better integrated with the Visual Studio IDE.

Likelihood to Recommend

ReSharper is the best all-in-one tool for Visual Studio that I have encountered. It contains many features not found in Visual Studio Enterprise, and those features already in Visual Studio provide much better implementations. I would recommend this to all developers, with the only people who will find it a detriment are developers running older, slower machines (due to ReSharper's resource requirements).

Return on Investment

ReSharper has saved time (and thus money!) by disassembling and creating PDB files for libraries that did not ship with them, enabling complex bugs with third-party software to be quickly diagnosed and resolved.
ReSharper is considerably cheaper than a Visual Studio Enterprise subscription, so it is well worth the investment if Visual Studio Professional's tools are not enough and yet you cannot budget enough for Enterprise.
ReSharper has saved future losses with its linter by highlighting potential issues at development/compile time before they make it to production.

Usability

ReSharper is very familiar if you already know Visual Studio. JetBrains does have an excellent IDE (Rider); however, since ReSharper is an extension to Visual Studio, you only need to learn what their tools add, not a whole new way of working. I have found the extension's interface to be straightforward, although perhaps due to the massive range of features, navigating the menus is a little time-consuming until your muscle memory kicks in. Maybe a feature search tool would help make usability a 10 out of 10?

Alternatives Considered

JetBrains Rider, Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Visual Studio Code

ReSharper does what it does very well because it operates inside the IDE you are already using. It provides advanced features that function far above and beyond what Visual Studio Professional offers and does not require you to learn another IDE like JetBrain's excellent IDE Rider. My only wish is that ReSharper had a Visual Studio Code plugin!

Other Software Used

JetBrains Rider, dotPeek (part of dotUltimate)

ReSharper is our go to formatting tool, automating away tedious formatting tasks

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 21, 2021

Rich Moll

Senior Software Engineer

Diagraph (Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

3 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ReSharper across our entire software team. We utilize it to apply consistent formatting across all of our C# projects. It is also generally very helpful in auto-complete and file system navigation.

Pros

Applies consistent formatting that is easy to configure
Indicates code and algorithm issues before compile time
Improves native auto-complete and code navigation

Cons

Sometimes colleagues report degraded performance
Sometimes Visual Studio needs to be restarted because the code becomes out of sync with what ReSharper thinks it should be

Likelihood to Recommend

ReSharper works great in a C# Visual Studio environment. I struggle without it. It provides easy to configure format settings and indicates problems with code before compile time.

Most Important Features

Automated formatting
Auto-complete
Code insights and analysis

Return on Investment

ReSharper is our go-to tool for file formatting. All of our code process must be formatted correctly, and ReSharper makes that an easy to access keyboard shortcut.

As good as Always

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

September 16, 2022

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Package/Freight Delivery Company, 5001-10,000 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

14 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've been using ReSharper for many years, win/web forms, and mobile (even xamarin forms). I am currently using it in Logistics ASP.NET MVC applications and ASP.NET Core Web Apis.

Pros

Shortcuts are awesome. Navigation through the code gets really easy.
I use it every day: go to the last modified position, go to the next error, find usages. All refactoring shortcuts!
Color identifiers let me identify variables from constants, methods, properties, and types. I use this feature and I can not live without it.
Move code by scope is handy.
Adding missing references automatically.

Cons

Pricing: tend to be high.
After a while slows the Visual Studio. It gets super slow, even for small projects.
It kind of makes you dependent. It feels uncomfortable when you don't have it, and that makes you unproductive.
Depending on what version you use, ReSharper shows errors that don't exist. On later versions, it works fine.

Likelihood to Recommend

ReSharper is suitable for all legacy and new projects. It helps keep the code clean, short and understandable. The color codes help you quickly identify what you are looking for, and the shortcuts are the best. While Visual Studio made progress on these points on its own, it seems to me that ReSharper has a lot to offer. Today it happens to me that I can't think of another productivity tool without thinking of ReSharper first.

Most Important Features

Code fast
Automatic helps with dependencies
Refactors
Shortcuts
Color identifiers

Return on Investment

ReSharper saved me HOURS of code writing.
Saved me time to find issues in code.
Saved me time finding dependency issues.
It helps to create understandable code, so that others can continue the work without wasting time.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Postman, Visual Studio IDE

ReSharper - Continuous Monitoring Tool

Rating: 9 out of 10

July 30, 2021

Verified User

Team Lead in Other

Aviation & Aerospace Company, 501-1000 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

ReSharper is a continuous code monitor tool that we plugged into Visual Studio IDE, which is helping us to reduce the lines of codes with good code accuracy. We have been connected for the last two years. We are using this tool in the entire organization. Using ReSharper helps us to improve our quality of code precisely without any bugs on the code reviews. It also reduces production release in a given time frame to save a good amount of the organization's budget.