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."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 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 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."
"This framework is very easy to use and tweak for our business needs."
"We find the solution to be scalable."
"ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."
"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."
"While using ASP.net, we can create interactive websites."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is how easy it is to access all the basic templates for development. There are so many features you get with Visual Studio that it's really helpful for the deployment, the development, and the intelligence behind it."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the database connections."
"My company works with outsourced programmers. The solution helps us to test, integrate and foresee the code quality. We can trace the development stages."
"The system can efficiently manage the databases."
"While you're coding, it's really nice to be able to print stuff out and make sure that all the data is being organized the way you want it to be."
"The solution can scale."
"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."
"It is definitely sophisticated and provides many out-of-the-box features. Going community has boosted all that."
"It could use better reporting and documentation."
"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."
"ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it."
"ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster."
"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."
"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."
"The capability related to Python needs to be improved."
"The solution is out of date and should not be used."
"I'd like the product to become more secure. You could potentially, for example, download an extension that contains malware."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"The best advice I can give to others is to take training because it's so easy to use out of the box. However, you might tend to install it and maybe configure it improperly. You need to have some training."
"It has a ton of options and that sometimes can become very, very overwhelming for a new person, a new developer."
"Sometimes, the deprecation of packages can be a challenge."
"File installations are heavy."
"There's not much help to deal with issues on Microsoft's official websites."
"Microsoft should add more visualization for analytical studies or research."
ASP.NET is ranked 3rd in .NET Development Services with 19 reviews while Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked 1st in .NET Development Services with 57 reviews. ASP.NET is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Visual Studio is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ASP.NET writes "Very user-friendly and comes with in-built mechanisms for security and performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Visual Studio writes "Helps with creating and managing projects, and writing code". 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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