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IT head at Ficobank
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A highly stable and scalable solution that gives a good return on investment
Pros and Cons
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution."
  • "The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier."

What is most valuable?

Visual Studio Test Professional is a very scalable solution. We use the solution for integrating into other programming languages.

What needs improvement?

The solution's deployment is not very easy and should be made easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional ten out of ten for stability.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Only three users are using Visual Studio Test Professional in our organization.

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional ten out of ten for scalability.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team, and it took us around three hours to deploy it. You have to check the hardware requirements before you install the product.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with Visual Studio Test Professional.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Visual Studio Test Professional is a very expensive solution.

What other advice do I have?

We are using the latest version of Visual Studio Test Professional. Users should try to use Visual Studio Test Professional because of its features.

Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software tech lead at 1DConsulting
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
It's a stable, easy-to-use solution for software engineers
Pros and Cons
  • "Visual Studio is the easiest to use."
  • "The price is reasonable, but it's not the best."

What is our primary use case?

Visual Studio is an IDE that we use for development.

What is most valuable?

Visual Studio is the easiest to use. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used Visual Studio for as long as I can remember. It has been about 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio nine out of 10 for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio nine out of 10 for scalability.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Visual Studio is straightforward, and it takes a couple of hours at most. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

They have different pricing levels. There is a free community edition, professional, etc. It depends on the use. The price is reasonable, but it's not the best.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional nine out of 10. I highly recommend Visual Studio for any software engineer.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Executive Manager at Hexagon AB
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Highly stable solution with a rich IDE
Pros and Cons
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
  • "Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey."

What is our primary use case?

We do a lot of test-driven development and acceptance test-driven development, so we write all our test cases for our .net development through Visual Studio Test Professional. 

How has it helped my organization?

Visual Studio Test Professional has allowed us to increase the quality of one of our web portal products drastically. We went two years with only one regression in our software because of the automated testing we built with Visual Studio Test. 

What is most valuable?

Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Visual Studio Test Professional for as long as I can remember.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'd rate Visual Studio Test Professional's stability eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate Visual Studio Test Professional's scalability nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was pretty straightforward.

What was our ROI?

We've seen an ROI because the IDE is much richer than others we've used.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Visual Studio Test Professional is a little pricey - I would rate its pricing six out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend anybody thinking of implementing Visual Studio Test Professional to go for it. I'd give Visual Studio Test Professional a rating of eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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CTO at Hammerknife
Real User
Top 5
User-friendly tool with good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a good and user-friendly tool."
  • "It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port."

What is our primary use case?

We are primarily using Visual Studio Test Professional for the C Sharp environment.

What is most valuable?

It is a good and user-friendly tool.

What needs improvement?

The product is only available on Windows. It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port. It is challenging to use it for larger projects. Also, it needs to be rewritten with additional features.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for more than twenty years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a very robust and stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product needs to be more scalable. It requires a good set of machines to perform well.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup process is long and tedious. It works like installing an operating system on the server and takes an hour to complete. We run the setup, select the components and features, and install it on the system. It is well organized but a very lengthy process.

What about the implementation team?

I installed the product myself.

What was our ROI?

The product generates very low revenues for us.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have licensing for Visual Studio Community edition.

What other advice do I have?

I would not recommend Visual Studio Test Professional. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT manager at Farmatrejd
Real User
Top 5
A stable and easy-to-use solution that has a simple initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use."
  • "The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners."

What is our primary use case?

Visual Studio Test Professional can be used for a lot of things with C++ or C sharp. Java deployment is also included in the solution.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use.

What needs improvement?

The solution's documentation could be improved for beginners.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Visual Studio Test Professional for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten for scalability. Three people are using the solution in our organization.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is not difficult.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution's deployment took around 45 minutes. The solution can be deployed on-premises and on-cloud.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with Visual Studio Test Professional.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Two people are required for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. I would recommend Visual Studio Test Professional to other users.

Overall, I rate Visual Studio Test Professional an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Android Developer at Fizetési Pont Kft.
Real User
Top 5
A scalable and stable solution that is easy to deploy and is the best for .NET development
Pros and Cons
  • "The whole suite is made for .NET development."
  • "The product must provide more automation."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for .NET development.

What is most valuable?

The whole suite is made for .NET development. We cannot use anything else for this purpose. I'm super happy with the product.

What needs improvement?

The product must provide more automation.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. Three people use the product in our company. We have plans to increase the number of users to five or six.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We use different solutions for other development environments. We use what’s best for each language we support or use. We use Visual Studio Test Professional because it supports .NET the best.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. It took us 15 to 20 minutes to deploy the solution.

What about the implementation team?

We’re software engineers. The deployment can be done in-house.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Business Analyst at Infor
Real User
Top 5
Good tool that helps to create small or big projects
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is good to create big or small projects fastly. It is one of the leaders in the area."
  • "I would like to see more integration in the solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for coding.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more integration in the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. I would rate it a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The product’s technical support is fast.

How was the initial setup?

The solution was easy to setup. It will take less than an hour to setup.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. The product is good to create big or small projects fastly. It is one of the leaders in the area.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Cloud architect at Freebyte
Real User
Top 5
Easy to configure and stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is easy. It's easy to configure."
  • "The price could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to develop code.

What needs improvement?

The price could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It's easy to configure.

What about the implementation team?

The deployment can be done in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay for the license. The licensing model is per year. So, yearly-based license.

I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, where ten is the most expensive and one is the cheapest.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. I would definitely recommend using the solution.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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