We performed a comparison between Microsoft Visual Studio and SharePoint Designer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two .NET Development Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like the most about Microsoft Visual Studio is that it's useful. It's also a very stable solution, and is scalable as well. It's quick to set up as it only took me a few seconds to do it."
"The product integrates well with Azure Cloud, and it supports a ton of languages."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"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."
"The scalability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good."
"We can write programming code, write our test cases and automate tests in Visual Studio.NET."
"This solution can integrate with almost any functionality offered by Microsoft."
"What we like about Microsoft Visual Studio is that it's a comprehensive tool. It has features that work for different plans and it has a wide variety of use cases. It's also a powerful tool and it's quite efficient."
"The most valuable part of the solution is its ability to allow for a high degree of customization."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"One of the most valuable features is that it's free. If you have SharePoint and you want to do some branding, then the only tool available is SharePoint Designer. Microsoft gives the portal, the content management system, and, on top of that, it gives you Designer. So we don't have a choice, but Designer is good."
"The management and monitoring features are good."
"It’s very convenient for me to update. Last time I used a function called Word. It is a good function, which I can use to coordinate easily."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity, standardization, and ability to create more than one portal."
"I am a developer, and whatever is not possible with the SharePoint default feature, we make custom features available for our clients. Anything which is not possible using all the methods within the solution we can customize."
"I find the document management and search of SharePoint the most valuable features."
"We'd like the solution to be more secure."
"Could be improved with the ability to personalize the interface and development style and to edit extension requirements."
"There's not much help to deal with issues on Microsoft's official websites."
"The reporting services are quite limited in terms of features and need to be improved."
"The solution’s technical support could be improved."
"I'd like the product to become more secure. You could potentially, for example, download an extension that contains malware."
"IntelliSense could be better."
"The stability of Microsoft Visual Studio could improve. There are times it hangs or stops working and I have to restart the program."
"I am not sure how stable the solution will be once Microsoft stops supporting it."
"There is zero technical support. I have to use Google to fix the issues myself."
"The solution is a bit complex. They should work to simplify it."
"We would like to see an improvement in the stability and overall consistency of performance in this solution."
"I would like to see SharePoint improve the integration with different systems. I also would like to see more customization."
"In the solution, if you have a case of accidental deletion, there's no restoration, which should have been there."
"SharePoint Designer is not releasing a new version. Version 2013 was the latest version. Now in 2019, we are still using the biggest version. It doesn't work properly anymore. Sometimes we experience issues, but there is no new version."
"I would like to be able to use SharePoint Designer without having to buy other third party programs."
Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked 1st in .NET Development Services with 79 reviews while SharePoint Designer is ranked 2nd in .NET Development Services with 49 reviews. Microsoft Visual Studio is rated 8.4, while SharePoint Designer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Visual Studio writes "Easy to use, works well in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, and integrates well with Git". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SharePoint Designer writes "Intuitive, customizable, and reliable". Microsoft Visual Studio is most compared with Genero and Microsoft Silverlight, whereas SharePoint Designer is most compared with ASP.NET. See our Microsoft Visual Studio vs. SharePoint Designer report.
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