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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.ae/directory/30951/game-development/software) ## Related Categories - [Game Development Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30951/game-development/software) - [Integrated Development Environment Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software) - [Application Development Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30082/application-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Additionally, features such as IntelliSense, which provides context-aware code completion, and the ability to customize the environment to suit individual preferences are highly appreciated by developers. > > **Cons**: Microsoft Visual Studio's performance, particularly in terms of memory usage and startup times. various programming languages and frameworks. ----- ### "Review of Microsoft visual studio" — 5.0/5 > **Muhammad Abid** | *17 April 2024* | Animation Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I always loved about Visual Studio is it had an IDE for so many different languages and projects like Win32, WPF, Xamarin, Unity, Cordoba plus so much more in one product. In my opinion, Visual Studio is the best coding software ever due to it's ease of use, and it is affordable to everyone. > > **Cons**: It can be sometimes unresponsive or crash, and font rendering could be better. But I guess these are both problems that come with it being an Electron-based app. Beginners will definitely be intimidated by how hard learning everything is. ----- ### "Easy and helpful coding app" — 4.0/5 > **Simon** | *10 March 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like Visual Studio because it is easy to use. I can write code and build projects. It helps me learn programming. It has many tools and good features. The interface is easy to understand and use. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it is slow when projects are big. Some advanced features need the paid version. It can be confusing for beginners. > > My experience with Visual Studio is good. It has guides and helps for learning code. Customer support helps if there is a problem. ----- ### "My experience with Microsoft Visual Studio" — 5.0/5 > **Kevin** | *26 June 2025* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to debug your code, including setting breakpoints, observing the current values of variables, and stepping through the code, executing one line at a time. > > **Cons**: Previous versions before Visual Studio 2022 contained some minor bugs, though it did not seriously affect the enjoyment and productivity of working with this software. I can't recall noticing any bugs in the 2022 version. > > I have used the free version for my own personal use, and made many programs, including a chess engine, a Mandelbrot fractal explorer, a 3D Rubik's cube simulator, and several beginnings of my own 3D computer games. I also taught myself C++ a number of years ago, using this software. ----- ### "Borlands' 1983 Turbo Pascal compiler worked better than Visual Studio." — 2.0/5 > **Martin** | *12 March 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It looks like a good IDE with most things I need readily available. It's a deception. Plenty of AI agents available to help (again, a deception). > > **Cons**: Too many bugs. Like playing Whacka-Mole. Agents destroy code quick so use Github. You will be restoring constantly. Never use Agent mode, only ask. Verify all code changes before you accept. Push working code frequently or you will waste hours trying to debug. > > Extremely poor. I've been using compilers and IDEs since the 1980's and I've never worked with one so poorly designed. Borlands Turbo Pascal from 1983 worked better than Visual Studio and it cost way less. ----- Page: 1 / 121\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data