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ASP.NET vs Microsoft Visual Studio comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Visual Studio
Ranking in .NET Development Services
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 13.7%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Visual Studio is 15.1%, down from 22.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Brandon Smith - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial thread management, and asynchronous processing, and template-driven setup
The initial setup of ASP.NET was complex in general, but compared to other cloud deployment projects I have done, it was relatively easy, particularly when it came to integrating with Microsoft Azure. Other projects involving Kubernetes, have been much more complicated in comparison. This project was less difficult than others. It took a few weeks to get the infrastructure set up from scratch and gather information. There were changing requirements, it's hard to compare, but it took two to three weeks to get an initial setup. Since then, we've been adding to it as we go. It's not difficult to set up and deploy new things as everything is template-driven and it's easy to work with Microsoft Azure to define and export templates.
Eitan Gold - PeerSpot reviewer
Test code efficiency improves with integrated debugger and automation
The test explorer is really important for us as it aids in testing, along with the regular debugger. Even though I forgot the term for it at the moment, there is an overall debugger tool within the IDE ( /categories/ide ) that is very effective. This comprehensive debugger tool does the job efficiently, making our work easier.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"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."
"While using ASP.net, we can create interactive websites."
"The solution is very easy to maintain because UI management is simple and many libraries are available."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."
"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."
"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 solution is easy to learn, understand and develop."
"The system can efficiently manage the databases."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with different databases."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features are the extensions."
"This solution can integrate with almost any functionality offered by Microsoft."
"The solution includes a debug function that I can breakpoint to easily detect what is wrong with my applications."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the database connections."
"It's pretty prevalent."
 

Cons

"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."
"It could use better reporting and documentation."
"In the future, I would like to see more AI and machine learning technologies made available in libraries."
"ASP.NET is not the best solution for all companies looking to implement a solution like it."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."
"Scripted languages like AngularJS and Node.js are much faster than using ASP on the client side."
"The capability related to Python needs to be improved."
"Performance is an area that can always be improved."
"You do need to do some training in order to really take advantage of the solution."
"I would like to see Visual Studio improve reporting to give us more details on failures. When there are failures, it's difficult to debug. It would be helpful to have more error information to help us to identify the issue and resolve it. I want to know more about software failures and exceptions in the system."
"There have been some issues but not very often."
"Its setup process could be more straightforward."
"IntelliSense could be better."
"Every time it updates, there are issues."
"Microsoft Visual Studio can improve by adding more features to the Mac version. There are a lot of features lacking in the Mac version, there are limitations. I can install Microsoft Visual Studio on the Mac operating system, but it is not the same as if I installed it on a Microsoft Windows system. The Microsoft Windows version has a lot of features available in Microsoft Visual Studio."
"The reporting services are quite limited in terms of features and need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is free to use."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"The solution is open source and free."
"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."
"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 price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"Visual Studio Team System is expensive, but it is worth the money."
"I use the open-source version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
"We are using the solution's free version."
"There's a community edition that is absolutely free to use. It's pretty good."
"The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is reasonable but could be better."
"I'm using the platform's open-source version."
"The solution is a free tool."
"We purchased an expensive enterprise version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Visual Studio?
The pricing for Microsoft Visual Studio is favorable. While many open-source solutions are available, none offer the robustness of Visual Studio, which includes a Marketplace for creating different...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Visual Studio?
The patching aspect can continue to be improved. Although Visual Studio has very expressive refactor solutions and efficient, reliable patching for code, there is always room for enhancement in the...
 

Also Known As

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MS Visual Studio
 

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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
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