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ASP.NET vs Microsoft Visual Studio comparison

ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. ASP.NET is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. ASP.NET holds a 12.0% mindshare in NDS, compared to Microsoft Visual Studio’s 14.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of ASP.NET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Microsoft Visual Studio users who would recommend it.
ASP.NET
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96% willing to recommend
Microsoft Visual Studio
Read 92 Microsoft Visual Studio reviews
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  • 823 Comparison Views
95% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Visual Studio
Ranking in .NET Development Services
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 12.0%, up from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Visual Studio is 14.0%, down from 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
.NET Development Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Visual Studio14.0%
ASP.NET12.0%
Other74.0%
.NET Development Services
 

Featured Reviews

Amr Hammad - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved development efficiency through long-term familiarity and reliable architecture
It's important to focus on productivity. The more heavyweight the system becomes, the more we need to focus only on our core and repeated functionalities, making them easier for us. They have done a great job in this, but we still need more improvements. What we need is for developers to complete tasks in less time. ChatGPT helps us significantly, but this is through an external tool. If it were integrated into the system, providing self-revision and highlighting recommendations when code is written, automatically highlighting weaknesses and problems, that would be a great improvement.
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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 that is very effective. This comprehensive debugger tool does the job efficiently, making our work easier.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."
"The most valuable feature of ASP.NET is its visual side, which makes building Windows forms applications visually efficient."
"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."
"The solution has good scalability."
"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 is that it's easy to use."
"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."
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"Notably, the Enterprise version facilitates seamless integration with Microsoft products, leveraging the ease of connectivity within the Microsoft ecosystem."
"You can use the solution to do coding and drag and drop. It is easy to install with web documentation."
"The code analysis tool is particularly valuable as it eliminates the need for manual code reviews."
"Visual Studio makes it easier to compile the code and shows me the errors upfront when coding. For example, it will tell me when a reference is incorrect or if there's a mistake within the function calls. I like how it highlights with a red underline so that I know there's an error at that point."
"This solution can integrate with almost any functionality offered by Microsoft."
"You can easily create, edit, and test any software and develop applications for all the major platforms, including cloud, desktop, and mobile."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the UI functionality where you can do software development. Everything is available there that you need. You can create the UI, and code, develop and compile it."
"I like the performance, stability and ease of use."
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Cons

"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"It should be open source or deployable to any operating system so that the dependency can be removed."
"ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster."
"I'd like to be able to run any application from a specific point instead of compiling all the code. For example, if I want to test function A, I should be able to test it even if my other functions aren't working. Like in SQL, you provide parameters to the function, and it executes. I'd like to see something similar in ASP.NET."
"The solution is out of date and should not be used."
"In my opinion, this solution should improve their web toolkit."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could 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."
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"Additional components such as add-ons could be included in the installation packages."
"There are some features that I have yet to explore and it would be helpful to have more information about what is available and how it works."
"I would like to see more on-premise tips and tools along with development time so that I don't need to go to a third-party site."
"File installations are heavy."
"With the free version, we don't have that much support for Visual Studio. Its support is a little bit less and can be better."
"The tool's interface should be more user-friendly."
"Microsoft Visual Studio can improve by bringing back designers. They used to have designers for architecture charts and diagrams. They were able to do things, such as database design. If they can bring them back, it would be great."
"It is simple to use for most developers and nearly impossible to use for non-developers."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"ASP.NET is an open-source solution."
"The solution is open source and free."
"ASP.NET is not an expensive solution."
"The solution is comparatively cheaper, and you don't have to pay anything for a developer license."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
"This is a free solution. However, we have some server licensing costs which are not directly a cost of using the solution."
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"We have an enterprise-level license. The cost is expensive for small to medium-sized organizations."
"The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio is approximately $1,700 per user."
"We are using the solution's free version."
"Licensing costs are reasonable."
"I am working with the open-source community version, which is free."
"Its price could be better."
"I'm using the platform's open-source version."
"I use the open-source version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise43
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is not an expensive solution.
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What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
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What do you like most about Microsoft Visual Studio?
We can use different .NET features.
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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...
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Visual Studio?
Based on my experience and my colleagues' feedback, I believe a potential area of improvement for Microsoft Visual Studio could be incorporating more AI, as it makes things easier for us, and havin...
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Overview

ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
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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.
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