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> Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE that streamlines software development across various platforms and programming languages.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 3004 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Microsoft Visual Studio?

Visual Studio is used by software developers, C\# programmers, .NET developers, C++ programmers, game developers, cloud architects, and DevOps engineers.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 3004 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Microsoft
- **Location**: Redmond, US
- **Founded**: 1975

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: $499.92
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, United States

## Features

- API
- Animation Software
- Code Development
- Code Editing
- Collaboration Tools
- Data Modeling
- Debugging
- Deployment Management
- For Developers
- Graphical User Interface
- Integrated Development Environment

## Integrations (5 total)

- Git
- GitHub
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Unity

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Chat

## Category

- [Game Development Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30951/game-development/software)

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## Reviews

### "Microsoft Visual Studio-Visualize Your Code" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *3 February 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The thing I like most in visual studio code is that it provides a good environment for coding in all languages C++, java, TypeScript etc. It also provides live server to see your webpage while you create it.
> 
> **Cons**: The thing I like least is that Visual studio is highly dependent on extensions to support languages and many features, some of these extensions are buggy which sometimes cause problems.
> 
> The experience was Great as visual studio provides best environment for coding and web development, it also provides Emmet abbreviations which are very useful for beginners and it also has a built in GitHub support which comes in handy while working on opensource

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### "Uses of Microsoft Visual Studio" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *17 March 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Microsoft Visual Studio have  Features like Remote-SSH, Dev Containers, and WSL make it easy to work on cloud-based or remote projects.
> 
> **Cons**: VS Code can slow down when handling very large projects, especially with thousands of files or heavy extensions.
> 
> My experience with Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has been extremely positive, making it my go-to code editor for web development, scripting, and data analysis. It provides a perfect balance of speed, flexibility, and powerful features, making coding more efficient and enjoyable.

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### "The Ultimate IDE or Overkill for Simple Projects" — 5.0/5

> **Akshay** | *27 July 2024* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Development is substantially accelerated and error rates are decreased by the intelligent code completion and context-aware suggestions. It's a unique characteristic that increases output.
> 
> **Cons**: Certain users, particularly those who update their browsers or use specific extensions, may report crashes or issues. These problems can still impede development even though Microsoft fixes them on a regular basis.

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### "Coding makes simple and easy" — 5.0/5

> **vivek** | *20 June 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Microsoft VS code provides varoius  tools that Serve to developers across many platforms and languages. Here are some aspects that many developers appreciate&#10;Cross-Platform Development&#10;Community and Support&#10;Rich Feature Set&#10;Extensibility
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> **Cons**: there are free versions available like Visual Studio Community some features  are only available in paid editions such as Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Enterprise, which may costly for single developers or small teams.
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> VS code is called for its extensive feature set, included robust debugging tools, IntelliSense for code completion, built-in Git integration, and provide multiple frameworks  and  programming languages

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### "Great Product, easy to use and extensions are great" — 5.0/5

> **Ronak** | *24 June 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: UI is best, easy to use. You can find many extensions which you can integrate in VS which is useful.
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> **Cons**: I am using it more than 6 years, but I don't see any cons till now.

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