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 its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."
"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."
"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 most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"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 learn, understand and develop."
"I have found the entity framework to be a valuable feature. The authentication layer is amazing as well. ASP.NET has a vibrant community, and as a result, we haven't had the need to contact technical support."
"It is also flexible enough to let me use Git as well as its own version control mechanism."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is a must-have tool if you work in Windows environments."
"You can easily create, edit, and test any software and develop applications for all the major platforms, including cloud, desktop, and mobile."
"We can use different .NET features."
"It is pretty simple to set up."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is an easy-to-use solution."
"The product integrates well with Azure Cloud, and it supports a ton of languages."
"It is easy to integrate with GitHub. We integrate with GitHub, and we deploy our solution on our local system. We need this integration for pushing our code. When we were working with Eclipse, we had to write everything in the command prompt, which is a little bit tricky, whereas Visual Studio is very much UI-based and simple. So, it's very easy to integrate GitHub with Visual Studio. It is much easier than Eclipse."
"The solution is out of date and should not be used."
"There should be consistent customization related to security, features, and developers, making the solution more understandable and adaptable."
"Performance is an area that can always be improved."
"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."
"You are required to have knowledge of C#."
"Sometimes it can be really difficult to debug using ASP.NET. When there's an issue, trying to find out the cause is not always easy, so debugging is the top area for improvement, in my opinion."
"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."
"For Visual Studio, the only challenge I've faced is referencing any package or new concept I'm trying to debug or run."
"I have faced configuration issues with Microsoft Visual Studio."
"This solution could be integrated with other open-source languages, such as Python and not only C#, .NET or Microsoft development languages."
"Sometimes, the deprecation of packages can be a challenge."
"Despite its advantages, challenges in diverse cloud environments may prompt the uninstallation of the application or entire development environment for resolution."
"It would be better if it didn't get stuck. Sometimes when we are writing code, we open too many tabs and modules, and it gets stuck."
"The technical support can be slow."
"I would like to see support for rapid application development. For example, if I am developing a new project, I am repeating many similar steps again and again and again. But the platform could do this easily, instead of me. It would save me time. This is something I would like to have in Microsoft Visual Studio, to have it take over repetitive tasks from me."
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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