We performed a comparison between ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio 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."ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."
"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."
"We find the solution to be scalable."
"The developer support for ASP.NET is a big positive. It's actually very good, and since there are so many people who use ASP.NET, it's easy to get responses to questions about ASP.NET in the broader community."
"We use ASP.NET to develop web applications and web API. I'm working at a government financial institution in Mexico that helps citizens buy a house"
"The solution is easy to learn, understand and develop."
"The most valuable features are ease of use, scalability, and flexibility."
"The solution's framework supports storing all client-side and server-side code in one place."
"The product integrates well with Azure Cloud, and it supports a ton of languages."
"Visual Studio's best feature is debugging, which isn't available with any other Microsoft development tool."
"It is convenient to have all the development tools in one interface."
"The feature I find most valuable is the fact that it's broad-spectrum, so it can be used for a wide variety of technologies."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the UI functionality where you can do software development. Everything is available there that you need. You can create the UI, and code, develop and compile it."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is an easy-to-use solution."
"It's pretty prevalent."
"I was testing how to publish in a cloud using Azure and it was very easy."
"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."
"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."
"It could use better reporting and documentation."
"In addition to the visual aspect, there is a need for ASP.NET to provide a robust visual front end like there was in the past."
"The capability related to Python needs to be improved."
"I am sure there is something that has room for improvement but nothing specific comes to mind."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"I would like the solution to have a designing default in addition to the current coding default."
"Long installation or upgrade times are sometimes a problem."
"I would not recommend it for complex tasks."
"For Visual Studio, the only challenge I've faced is referencing any package or new concept I'm trying to debug or run."
"There have been some issues but not very often."
"Visual Studio Team System needs to improve documentation."
"I would like to see more on-premise tips and tools along with development time so that I don't need to go to a third-party site."
"There are some features that I have yet to explore and it would be helpful to have more information about what is available and how it works."
ASP.NET is ranked 3rd in .NET Development Services with 30 reviews while Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked 1st in .NET Development Services with 79 reviews. ASP.NET is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Visual Studio is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ASP.NET writes "Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Visual Studio writes "Easy to use, works well in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, and integrates well with Git". ASP.NET is most compared with SharePoint Designer and Microsoft Silverlight, whereas Microsoft Visual Studio is most compared with SharePoint Designer, Genero and Microsoft Silverlight. See our ASP.NET vs. Microsoft Visual Studio report.
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