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Microsoft Visual Studio pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.3 out of 5
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Microsoft Visual Studio Pros review quotes

PR
Senior Manager, Application Development at PSKW, LLC
Dec 3, 2025
The coding standard has been enforced and has tremendously improved with Microsoft Visual Studio, with anywhere between 20 to 50% improvement depending on which team we are discussing.
reviewer2785038 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 17, 2026
Using Microsoft Visual Studio has led to measurable improvements, as it helps us identify errors easily and preemptively due to the extensions and other integrations.
Thomas Bradley - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at BAE Systems
Jul 17, 2025
The main benefits Microsoft Visual Studio provides include streamlining processes, and it's fairly intuitive, where most of what I need to do can be accessed from the dropdown menus.
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reviewer2784909 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Production Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio has positively impacted my organization because with Live Share, we were able to collaborate on code projects.
reviewer2795433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jan 15, 2026
There really is not any other IDE you would want to use rather than Microsoft Visual Studio.
reviewer2784906 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
My advice to others looking into using Microsoft Visual Studio is that if you're running a .NET project, it's the best IDE we've found so far, and it's a solid, stable product.
reviewer2785053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio is one of the main tools that has impacted my organization positively.
MuhammadShakeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Confiz Solutions
Apr 15, 2025
Using Microsoft Visual Studio has saved me considerable time and effort during development, with savings between twenty and fifty percent in terms of both time and money.
reviewer2784903 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio has positively impacted my organization because it's very easy to use, very easy for the people to pick up on, and we can all have the same configuration or personalize it as needed.
AN
IT Specialist at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 24, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio provides a positive return on investment.
 

Microsoft Visual Studio Cons review quotes

PR
Senior Manager, Application Development at PSKW, LLC
Dec 3, 2025
I wish Microsoft Visual Studio was not bulkier. Probably sometimes the load time is more significant compared to other lightweight editors.
reviewer2785038 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 17, 2026
I chose a rating of 9 instead of a 10 because there might be some improvements that can be made with the coming age of AI.
Thomas Bradley - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at BAE Systems
Jul 17, 2025
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 having more intelligence in the tool would be beneficial.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Visual Studio. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.
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reviewer2784909 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Production Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio a seven out of ten. I rate it a seven because you can't use it on all platforms.
reviewer2795433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jan 15, 2026
I quite regularly get notifications that interrupt my workflow, telling me that Microsoft Visual Studio could be updated.
reviewer2784906 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
There could be some additional customization on the themes for the visual aspect to make it easier to read the code, though plugins are available for that.
reviewer2785053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2025
I give it a nine because it does not support Android.
MuhammadShakeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Confiz Solutions
Apr 15, 2025
When Microsoft shifted their service to regions like China and India, the support team there was not professional and lacked adequate knowledge.
reviewer2784903 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
I don't see a return on investment with Microsoft Visual Studio.
AN
IT Specialist at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 24, 2025
Microsoft sometimes has outsourced people with less knowledge on their support team. When we open a ticket, it often needs to be escalated to the next level to reach an expert, rather than being resolved at the first level.