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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.
To learn more, read our detailed ASP.NET vs. Microsoft Visual Studio Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"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."

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"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."

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Cons
"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."

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"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
  • "ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
  • "I think ASP.NET, in deployment, is something that's quite costly when you're on a cloud provider such as Azure, and you have to pay the server cost. On average, it can cost approximately $1,000 per month to host a good site with a few databases."
  • "The solution requires a licensing fee but is worth the investment."
  • "The solution is open source and free."
  • "ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."
  • "This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
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  • "The price is good."
  • "There's a community edition that is absolutely free to use. It's pretty good."
  • "The introduction of the Community Version allows some people to use it free of charge."
  • "Our purchasing department pays a fair price for it."
  • "The solution is a free tool."
  • "The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is reasonable but could be better."
  • "You may have to purchase more hardware utilities like processors or RAM."
  • "The license is taken care of by my company and the price could be less expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
    Top Answer:ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
    Top Answer:We have different platforms available for web development. The solution must provide user-friendly features. We get updates frequently. Multiple versions are released within a short period. We need to… more »
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    Overview
    ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
    Visual Studio.NET is the umbrella that represents the key pieces of the .NET platform delivered from Microsoft, including the .NET Framework, the recently announced .NET Core, and a shared common layer of packages, compilers and runtime. Read this .NET blog post about the evolution of the platform and the different pieces that make .NET 2015.
    Sample Customers
    Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Vengo Labs, Oneview Healthcare, BookedOut, Ministry of Rural Development, Grupo WRR
    Knab, Hamburg Port Authority, Kecioren Municipality, National Instruments, Hamburg Port Authority, Government of Odisha, Kongsberg Maritime AS
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company50%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    University9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise49%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    ASP.NET vs. Microsoft Visual Studio
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about ASP.NET vs. Microsoft Visual Studio and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    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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