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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## 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** | 3017 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**: US$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**: Arabic, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **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.co.il/directory/30951/game-development/software) ## Related Categories - [Game Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.il/directory/30951/game-development/software) - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.capterra.co.il/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software) - [Application Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.il/directory/30082/application-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.co.il/software/157785/bitbucket) — 4.6/5 (1350 reviews) ## Reviews ### "From experience" — 5.0/5 > **Ido** | *14 March 2020* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: You can do so much with the software it is virtually limitless, you are only limited by your creativity and your imagination. it has a lot of options you can integrate it with a lot of different platforms and there's a lot of at tutorials online to learn how to use it > > **Cons**: He's extremely having requires a lot of space on your laptop you would need fair amount of processing power inorder to run it properly > > My experience would it is amazing I have learned to program on it and have kept using it since then, I definitely recommend. ----- ### "Comprehensive development environment for coding and application development" — 5.0/5 > **Nikitha** | *21 September 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Microsoft Visual Studio provides a comprehensive environment for Code Development, with useful tools for writing, organizing, debugging, and testing applications. The User Interface keeps the main development tools accessible, and the Build and Development capabilities make it convenient to compile and work through development tasks in one environment. Once familiar with the interface, the overall workflow is fairly straightforward. It provides good Value for Money for developers who need an integrated development environment with a broad range of capabilities. > > **Cons**: The number of available features and configuration options can make Visual Studio feel complex for new users. Larger projects can also take more time to build, and some advanced development features require additional learning. I have occasionally encountered minor usability or build-related issues that required troubleshooting. I have limited direct experience with Customer Support, so I cannot strongly evaluate that aspect. Game Development is also not a primary use case for me, so I have limited experience evaluating that area. > > My overall experience with Microsoft Visual Studio has been positive. The Ease of Use becomes better once the main development tools and interface are familiar, while Code Development and Build and Development features provide a convenient environment for working on applications. The User Interface provides access to development, debugging, and project-management tools without requiring multiple separate applications. Although the platform can have a learning curve for new users and larger projects may require additional build or configuration time, these limitations have not significantly affected my experience. Overall, I believe Visual Studio provides good Value for Money for developers looking for an integrated development environment. ----- ### "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. ----- ### "Comprehensive development and debugging with Microsoft Visual Studio" — 5.0/5 > **Estrella** | *27 August 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: IntelliSense speeds up daily code development significantly. Advanced build and development tools, along with powerful C++ support for game development workflows, make refactoring painless. > > **Cons**: The user interface can feel cluttered with excessive tool windows, and heavy solution loading slows overall system performance during startup. > > Microsoft Visual Studio offers high ease of use for debugging complex systems and great value for money. Responsive customer support quickly resolves license or tooling issues. ----- ### "A very stable product" — 3.0/5 > **Samuel** | *7 July 2026* | Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: This program is a good software for when creating programs that you want to have .exe to install your programs .It has a very explainable interface and gives you lots of options when it comes to building a windows or cross platform application the plugins can be very overwhelming due to all the plugins and extentions they have to offer.Never had to use customer support for thais software but I do alot of coding and use alot of microsoft softwares but can tell ya their support I had no promblems with. I use the free version cause in all reality the free version does almost everything the paid version is pretty much for teams free version is good for individuals. I don't develope games so I can't say much on that but do have a huge setup for that also and the game creators I talked to loves it and uses it alot. > > **Cons**: What I don't like is it doesn't give much leave ways or ways to use claude, chatgpt, and certain ai to work within the software which I use alot of. Their github copilot changes sooo much with upgrades and doesn't give much when doing a whole program cause cut's me off alot so it can use some improvement. > > So for the overall experience with this software is if you really want a good software for developing software and programs it's your go to.It offers alot to the programers I would recommend it to any one. ----- Page: 1 / 122\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.il/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.il/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