Our primary use case for this solution is web design. We use the community version on the desktop app.
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc
A robust solution with great interaction and a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable, and it has no issues."
- "Additional components such as add-ons could be included in the installation packages."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The codes and the code areas are valuable features.
What needs improvement?
I rate this solution a ten out of ten. The solution is good, but additional components such as add-ons could be included in the installation packages because it saves time for the user during installation.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a very long time.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable, and it has no issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable but I cannot comment on the number of people using it within our organization.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the customer service and support team a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used SharePoint Designer. However, Microsoft Visual Studio was more robust and interacted better with each component.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented it through an in-house team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I cannot comment on the prices for licensing, but we are on the community version because many companies cannot afford the license packages for companies. So the licenses could be a little bit cheaper.
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CDO at SGROUP
Needs better stability and scalability for complex tasks but easy to use for simple tasks
Pros and Cons
- "It is great for integration with Excel."
- "I would not recommend it for complex tasks."
What is our primary use case?
It is great for integration with Excel. For example, with Microsoft Access, you can make fast elementary analyses for the business. It is very easy to use.
How has it helped my organization?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a powerful product that we can use for visualization. We currently use it for simple business tasks and financial graphics.
What needs improvement?
The scalability could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for more than ten years, and it is deployed on cloud.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability depends on the solution that you need. If you use a lot of data, it's not stable, but if you use it for business tasks, it's stable because they are simple tasks.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is not scalable, and it could be better. About 200 people use Microsoft Visual Studio in my company.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a four out of ten. I would recommend this solution depending on the business case. It is a very simple and nice tool for simple tasks, but I would not recommend it for complex tasks.
I can't speak to performance because it's a cloud solution, and it depends on the cloud. When you are using real-time data, you need the results immediately, so if the cloud is not fast enough, it's an issue. Results aren't provided in real-time, but if it is on-premises, this can be avoided. But if it is on-premises, you must give up some features. Therefore, it is challenging to determine performance.
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Sr. Manager of Software and Controls at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Reliable, useful debugging, and simple implmentation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are debugging and IntelliSense."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by making it faster. Every time they add a new feature or plugin it slows it down. They should allow the user to turn off features they do not use."
What is our primary use case?
We use Microsoft Visual Studio to write desktop applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are debugging and IntelliSense.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by making it faster. Every time they add a new feature or plugin it slows it down. They should allow the user to turn off features they do not use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 18 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio has excellent stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are six software developers using Microsoft Visual Studio.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Microsoft Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is easy.
What about the implementation team?
Each of the six software developers that are using Microsoft Visual Studio self-manages their workstations.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio monthly is approximately $300.
What other advice do I have?
Microsoft Visual Studio is the best development environment out there, but it's also the slowest.
I would recommend others to use Microsoft Visual Studio.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Managing Partner at INFOLOJIK
An easy-to-install solution with documentation but improvement is needed in integration
Pros and Cons
- "You can use the solution to do coding and drag and drop. It is easy to install with web documentation."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio needs to improve integration."
What is most valuable?
You can use the solution to do coding and drag and drop. It is easy to install with web documentation.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio needs to improve integration.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is straightforward. Deployment takes between ten minutes to one day. One resource is enough to handle the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Microsoft Visual Studio is not expensive. Its licensing costs are expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a nine out of ten.
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Manager - IT at NVCL Group
User-friendly solution with good scalability
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable solution."
- "Its setup process could be more straightforward."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to write and develop program language and websites.
What is most valuable?
The solution is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The solution's setup process could be more straightforward.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for ten years. At present, I use its latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability above ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have around 500 solution users in our organization. I rate its scalability above ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process is complex. It takes a day to complete.
What about the implementation team?
We took help from a consultant to implement the solution.
What was our ROI?
The solution is worth the investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for the solution's license. It could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
The solution has good stability and performance. I recommend it to others and rate it a six out of ten. I advise others to understand the process before implementing it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Senior SQL Server DBA Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Highly stable solution, good integration, and straightforward installation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is its integration with Azure DevOps."
- "The migration could improve in Microsoft Visual Studio. When I upgraded from 2017 and up to 2022 it was not smooth. There was a lot of manual hand-picking. Microsoft should put a higher budget for the database developers' section in Visual Studio."
What is our primary use case?
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for developing SQL Server applications.
How has it helped my organization?
Using Microsoft Visual Studio has heightened the quality of the work that I do since it is checking everything.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is its integration with Azure DevOps.
What needs improvement?
The migration could improve in Microsoft Visual Studio. When I upgraded from 2017 and up to 2022 it was not smooth. There was a lot of manual hand-picking. Microsoft should put a higher budget for the database developers' section in Visual Studio.
In a future release, it would be a benefit to include an option so I can share the library of methods between different projects in SQL Server easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a highly stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have four or five people using Microsoft Visual Studio in our organization. We are a small startup company.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Microsoft Visual Studio.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used SQL Server Management Studio which is very popular for development. However, I wanted to source code handling as well, and this is why I moved to Microsoft Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio was straightforward. However, the difficulty depends on how much of the solution is going to be used. The installation is typically done in smaller steps at the beginning which makes it easy.
The time it took for the deployment was approximately one day.
What about the implementation team?
We did the deployment of the solution in-house but we had a consultant with the GitHub integration.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is expensive.
I rate the price of Microsoft Visual Studio a two out of five.
What other advice do I have?
I am the only person that is needed for maintaining the solution.
My advice to others is to do small steps at the beginning to make it simple. This solution is very large and is best to do it in small steps.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Lead Technical Consultant (Information Technology) at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Beneficial usability, plenty of built-in tools, and documentation available online
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Visual Studio's most valuable features are usability. It's an integrated development environment, they have a lot of built-in tools that will be helpful for a new developer to quickly develop their applications, such as mobile applications or web applications."
What is our primary use case?
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for internal application development within our organization. For example, small application developments.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Visual Studio's most valuable features are usability. It's an integrated development environment, they have a lot of built-in tools that will be helpful for a new developer to quickly develop their applications, such as mobile applications or web applications.
There are a lot of materials or online resources that are available. Microsoft Visual Studio is easy to figure out and start working on it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have not seen any difficulties when scaling Microsoft Visual Studio.
We have four users in the IT department using this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I did not face any issues needed to use the technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a previous solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is not complex, it is simple. When using Azure DevOps for the deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio it only takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We did the deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is reasonable but could be better.
What other advice do I have?
I am satisfied with the solution. I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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IT Global Operations Manager at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Open to other platforms and we are able to run additional components on top of it
Pros and Cons
- "It's a universal solution. I like that I can easily find software developers for it. I can easily find staff on Microsoft forums. Also, we have other components that are running on top of Visual Studio. I like that it is open to other platforms. Finally, there are many many resources for Microsoft Visual Studio and I can easily find support. There is a large knowledge base for it as well."
- "I would like to see support for rapid application development. For example, if I am developing a new project, I am repeating many similar steps again and again and again. But the platform could do this easily, instead of me. It would save me time. This is something I would like to have in Microsoft Visual Studio, to have it take over repetitive tasks from me."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for development of internal software projects. I am satisfied with it.
How has it helped my organization?
We can easily build solutions with this tool and we can get help from many other resources.
What is most valuable?
It's a universal solution. I like that I can easily find software developers for it. I can easily find staff on Microsoft forums. Also, we have other components that are running on top of Visual Studio. I like that it is open to other platforms. Finally, there are many many resources for Microsoft Visual Studio and I can easily find support. There is a large knowledge base for it as well.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see support for rapid application development. For example, if I am developing a new project, I am repeating many similar steps again and again and again. But the platform could do this easily, instead of me. It would save me time. This is something I would like to have in Microsoft Visual Studio, to have it take over repetitive tasks from me.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is fine.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
The switch depended on a cost-benefit analysis. It was positive for me.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In this type of solution, application development, there are only a few possibilities. One of them is Microsoft. Another one is Delphi. We chose between just these two solutions. Microsoft was very dominant.
What other advice do I have?
I rate it an eight out of 10 because, as I said earlier, it could have more options to speed up development by handling repetitive tasks. But I would recommend Visual Studio.
When selecting a vendor I look at support and the name of the company.
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