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ASP.NET vs Microsoft Visual Studio comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Visual Studio
Ranking in .NET Development Services
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 13.3%, up from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Visual Studio is 15.9%, down from 23.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Brandon Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup
The initial setup of ASP.NET was complex in general, but compared to other cloud deployment projects I have done, it was relatively easy, particularly when it came to integrating with Microsoft Azure. Other projects involving Kubernetes, have been much more complicated in comparison. This project was less difficult than others. It took a few weeks to get the infrastructure set up from scratch and gather information. There were changing requirements, it's hard to compare, but it took two to three weeks to get an initial setup. Since then, we've been adding to it as we go. It's not difficult to set up and deploy new things as everything is template-driven and it's easy to work with Microsoft Azure to define and export templates.
LorenzoMoore - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial user interface, flexible, and good support
Microsoft Visual Studio is scalable. We have an assistant director and software development using Microsoft Visual Studio in my department. In the whole company, there could be hundreds using Microsoft Visual Studio. In my department, they do not like Microsoft Visual Studio, but across the departments, we will increase the usage of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I have found the entity framework to be a valuable feature. The authentication layer is amazing as well. ASP.NET has a vibrant community, and as a result, we haven't had the need to contact technical support."
"One of the most valuable features in ASP.NET is thread management with asynchronous processing. I've been implementing this for a few years and it has proven to be extremely helpful, especially when using a tool that wouldn't have worked without it. It's definitely a fundamental aspect of the platform."
"The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."
"We find the solution to be scalable."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is the support of multiple platforms with ASP.NET Core. Additionally, Azure integrates well with ASP.NET and Visual Studio."
"We use the solution to develop applications."
"It's pretty prevalent."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the availability of many extensions, an interpreter, a code formator, and helpful dark and light modes."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is a must-have tool if you work in Windows environments."
"It's a very easy-to-use product."
"The system can efficiently manage the databases."
"The tool is good for interactive testing. It has good integrations and works well for remote services. The product also has features for collaborative work where it allows others to control my screen. It has a good community for every language."
"We use TFS for our scrums, which links our tasks to actual code changes."
 

Cons

"Sometimes it can be really difficult to debug using ASP.NET. When there's an issue, trying to find out the cause is not always easy, so debugging is the top area for improvement, in my opinion."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"It could use better reporting and documentation."
"ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster."
"The con is that every year they are launching a new technology, and for a company like us, we get confused which version should be used."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."
"I'd like to be able to run any application from a specific point instead of compiling all the code. For example, if I want to test function A, I should be able to test it even if my other functions aren't working. Like in SQL, you provide parameters to the function, and it executes. I'd like to see something similar in ASP.NET."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"The interface is slow to start up."
"I would like the solution to have a designing default in addition to the current coding default."
"In the next version I would like to see a better development tool."
"With the free version, we don't have that much support for Visual Studio. Its support is a little bit less and can be better."
"We'd like the solution to be more secure."
"Visual Studio Team System needs to improve documentation."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"The hot reload feature is good, but sometimes it doesn't work. It could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think ASP.NET, in deployment, is something that's quite costly when you're on a cloud provider such as Azure, and you have to pay the server cost. On average, it can cost approximately $1,000 per month to host a good site with a few databases."
"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is free to use."
"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"The solution is open source and free."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"I am working with the open-source community version, which is free."
"The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is approximately $400 annually."
"You may have to purchase more hardware utilities like processors or RAM."
"The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio is approximately $1,700 per user."
"I use the open-source version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
"We purchased an expensive enterprise version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
"You have to be a subscriber with a Visual Studio subscription to use the solution and the organization has to purchase a license that's linked to the account."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is a free product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Visual Studio?
We have different platforms available for web development. The solution must provide user-friendly features. We get updates frequently. Multiple versions are released within a short period. We need...
 

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MS Visual Studio
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR
Knab, Hamburg Port Authority, Kecioren Municipality, National Instruments, Hamburg Port Authority, Government of Odisha, Kongsberg Maritime AS
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