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."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."
"The main pro is that it's very easy and we have Microsoft helping to stabilize the product which is coming with the all new features every year."
"We find the solution to be scalable."
"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"
"It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop."
"The solution is easy to integrate and understand. It has a very good user interface and a lot of prebuilt tools, which require a lot less coding if we compare it to other solutions."
"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."
"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."
"The scalability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good."
"It's a useful integrated development environment."
"The solution includes a debug function that I can breakpoint to easily detect what is wrong with my applications."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the integrated development environment. It also offers a very good integration with Microsoft Cloud."
"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."
"This solution can integrate with almost any functionality offered by Microsoft."
"The solution can scale."
"Sometimes we have issues with instability and it crashes, which is something that should be made to work better."
"The caching could improve in ASP.NET. I don't often run into limitations with ASP.NET. More often, it's the other tools we use that slow us down."
"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."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it."
"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"Performance is an area that can always be improved."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"Every time it updates, there are issues."
"It would be nice if Visual Studio's extensions and updates could self-correct, if they are not working or disabled, and also inform the user."
"Additional components such as add-ons could be included in the installation packages."
"Could be improved with the ability to personalize the interface and development style and to edit extension requirements."
"It has a ton of options and that sometimes can become very, very overwhelming for a new person, a new developer."
"For Visual Studio, the only challenge I've faced is referencing any package or new concept I'm trying to debug or run."
"Microsoft should add more visualization for analytical studies or research."
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 JBuilder. See our ASP.NET vs. Microsoft Visual Studio report.
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