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What is Visual Studio?

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools…

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Recent Reviews

Visual Studio IDE

10 out of 10
October 04, 2022
Visual Studio Code is the preferred IDE for µServices development include Java Microservice. Best IDE for .Net core, NodeJS, Python and …
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Very good IDE to program in C#

10 out of 10
June 07, 2022
We use Visual Studio IDE to make software that will be used with our product. We use the .Net framework with C# language. Visual Studio …
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Best IDE I've Used

8 out of 10
September 30, 2021
Incentivized
It is being used by both software developers and consultants for customer projects that require customization by programming additional …
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Pricing

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Professional

$45.00

Cloud
per month

Enterprise

$250.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/p…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $45 per month
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Product Demos

FreeRTOS Tutorial 2: Task States Demo using Visual Studio 2019

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Product Details

What is Visual Studio?

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

Visual Studio Videos

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Visual Studio Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

Visual Studio starts at $45.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.8.

The most common users of Visual Studio are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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February 29, 2024

Visual Studio True Review

Rohit Goyal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Visual Studio IDE is well suited when you have to use C# and .NET coding language. It is also suited when you have to create big projects for your organization as it can handle and maintain big projects.

It is not suited with other languages like Java Framework.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Beautify the code or formatting the code in Microsoft Visual Studio is very simple compared to other IDEs. Which month getting new features in the IDE. Save a lot of time for the developer providing different types of extensions.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The Visual Studio IDE is well suited for coding such as c++ to C# and beyond, like Java and Python. But when it comes to assembly code structure or C code, it becomes less flexible to use as well as not suitable environment for such code base. I hope we get some improvement in this area.
October 10, 2022

Visual Studio IDE Review

RISHAB MADAAN | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Visual studio is one stop development shop. A centralized place where you can find all development tools and workflow .
The IDE has a user friendly display and debugging tools are quite good . It is especially suited when you are developing .Net applications The updating of tools is easy and smooth . Integration with Azure DevOps is excellent and it continue with improve .
October 04, 2022

Visual Studio IDE

A. Kıvanç Güler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Very well suited for Develop,Test, Deploy and Debug include all necessary DevOps lifecyle with docker, kubernetes and even OpenShift extensions. Best place for traditional and also cloud native development for many languages. Less suited or there is room for improvement about spring boot or quarkus development test and deployment.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
If you want to make software in .Net, Visual Studio IDE is probably the best IDE available. All the tool you need is there. The debugging experience is very good too. I recommend using a third-party library if you want to make a rich user interface for your software. Overall, I recommend Visual Studio IDE if you want to program in C#.
Joan Brennan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Able to share information within our team now much more easily than previously when using Visual Studio. A user-friendly platform helps us save valuable time and effort as a group. Also, we are much more likely and earlier to consult with others on the team because of the use of Visual Studio.
September 30, 2021

Best IDE I've Used

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If VS has support for the environment or language you're developing with, I think in that case it's always well suited for the task. Especially when developing for projects that are being implemented with Microsoft technologies using VS is surely the best way to go, but it's definitely not limited to just them.
Manoj Kumar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It's useful for app development, debugging, and testing. I've been using it for two years and have seen it grow into a fantastic tool. All of the features, NuGet packages, and settings that enable different types of projects are fantastic. It also has a connection to Azure DevOps and Git. It's a fantastic product that's simple to use.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
If you are developing your application which will run in windows application operating system.
Development of standalone application in malls to read barcodes of the product to get the price.
If you are using windows authentication then it will get configured with minimum effort.
Less appropriate- if you to run your code in mac or Linux.




















Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are developing in .net platform it is a great tool. If you are developing in Java it is probably not the best bet. If you are using angular visual studio code is probably the best IDE to use as well.
Mark Orlando | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you want seamless transition between source control and a development IDE, as well as ease of debugging between client-side JavaScript and back-end C#, then it really the only tool to use. The one thing you may not need is the Enterprise Edition; it comes with a lot of features we almost never use. The professional version is most likely enough.
Balázs Kiss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
[Depending] on the task, I would probably recommend Visual Studio for anybody, who would like to use a professional IDE and comes from a Windows-based environment. Maybe there are better tools for specific tasks, but for developing .NET projects, or windows based applications, or maybe educational purposes, Visual Studio is a stable candidate to provide a good utility belt for any programming task.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Visual Studio is well suited when you want to build web applications or window applications in C# using the .NET framework. You can build a full-stack application with razor engine frontend, backend in the .NET framework. Easy to connect to databases like SQL and interact with them. A lot of debugging options available to easily find where your code is lacking or throwing issues.

It is less appropriate when you want to build software using the latest technology and languages like React, Nodejs, etc. The free community version of it only provides limited testing options.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visual Studio IDE is essential for businesses where the primary coding languages are Microsoft Dot Net based, such as C#. If the company uses TFS or Azure DevOps for ALM, then Visual Studio IDE fits perfectly as it was designed to. If the company is not a primarily Microsoft-centric shop, then Visual Studio IDE isn't needed.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visual Studio IDE is best for developing desktop, web, and mobile applications. It is well suited for both local and cloud environments and helps to standardize software development environments among software development teams, groups, and/or organizations. It comprises a lot of very useful and powerful development features with great IntelliSense to support software developers in achieving their goals in the shortest time with ease.
Madusanka Balapitiya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If your company builds software with different programming language, Visual Studio is the best case tool for it. Because it capable for C+, C#, Visual Basic, .NET and F#. Not only these things, but also we can work with JavaScript, XML, XSLT, HTML, and CSS as a web base developing language. One main feature of the Visual Studio interface designing, we can simply build user interface by using drag and drop method. As a result of these things I highly recommend Visual Studio IDE to all programmers.
Sean Patterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visual Studio is a great solution for large scale .Net projects. The solution file architecture makes it easy to have a Web API, data libraries, and front end code all as separate projects within the solution. Additionally, the integration with Azure resources provided within the IDE makes it easy to explore resources and deploy to hosted services.

Visual Studio might node be suited for smaller sized projects since the IDE can take up a lot of resources. For smaller projects, Visual Studio Code works much easier. Visual Studio might not be suited for projects where you need to deploy from the IDE into environments that are not Azure or Web Deploy based. The FTP deployment options can be finicky and there are no built-in deployment options for other services.
zahit bogus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In the education sector, we are developing mobile applications where students can receive written and visual training. We are preparing an environment where 2000 students can work online at the same time. Thanks to the application we have developed, we have developed a design so that students can enter the application online offline. Using the frameworks in the Visual Studio IDE, we develop an efficient and effective application.
Clay Horste | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are a full stack developer and like C# or VB.net, then Visual Studio IDE is definitely the way to go. Sure, you could go with VSCode or some other editor and make everything happen in the command line, but Visual Studio IDE makes most things much easier. Personally, I use both. 90% of the time, I am in Visual Studio IDE and then I keep Code open for various lightweight utility tasks that it is perfect for.
Anthony Aziz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would still recommend Visual Studio to anyone looking to do anything serious with .NET as an IDE if they have access to it, but for the most part, JetBrains Rider wins my recommendation. I think that if you're working on Windows-specific applications or some specific scenarios that VS supports, you have a use for it.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visual Studio IDE depends on what you're trying to do. Many modern development practices would garner better service from VS Code for Node.js, GraphQL, etc. However, if you are supporting legacy applications or leveraging the GUI capabilities, then Visual Studio IDE is a great IDE. For a data developer using the SQL Server suite, there is little choice. Databases can undoubtedly be developed outside the IDE, but Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services are captive in Visual Studio. Fortunately, the interface is quite mature for these tools, and largely works well.
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