--- description: Review of Microsoft Visual Studio Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Microsoft Visual Studio | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Game Development Software](/directory/4209/game-development/software) > [Microsoft Visual Studio](/software/410128/empty) # Microsoft Visual Studio Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/410128/empty Page: 1 / 121\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/410128/empty?page=2) > Visual Studio is an application development solution that helps businesses create web, mobile, Mac and Windows-based applications and games. It allows developers to streamline processes related to debugging, testing, and deployment on a centralized platform. Visual Studio comes with built-in testing tools and project templates, which allows businesses to write, execute, and debug unit tests in multiple languages and test frameworks. It enables staff members to navigate codes, identify errors and apply code fixes. Administrators can utilize the live share module to set up collaborative code editing and debugging sessions with access rights and custom editor settings to enforce adherence to predefined coding guidelines. Additionally, it provides multiple keyboard shortcuts for operations, such as search, navigation, editing, refactoring and testing. Visual Studio facilitates integration with several third-party solutions, such as ReSharper, CodeMaid, and Github Extension. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via community forum, FAQs, documentation, live chat and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 3005 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 3005 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$499.92 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Games - API - Animation - Code Development - Code Editing - Collaboration Tools - Data Modeling - Debugging - Deployment Management - For Developers - Game Development Software - Graphical User Interface - In-App Purchase - In-Game Analytics - Integrated Development Environment - Mobile Development - Multi-player Gaming Network - Software Development - Source Control ## Integrations (5 total) - Git - GitHub - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft SQL Server - Unity ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Game Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4209/game-development/software) ## Related Categories - [Game Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4209/game-development/software) - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4413/ide/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Startup time and updates can be slow and the large number of features can be overwhelming for beginners. > > Overall, Microsoft Visual Studio is dependable IDE designed for serious development work. it excels in building, debugging, and maintaining complex applications. ----- ### "A well established multi-platform development tool." — 5.0/5 > **Mario** | *17 March 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The IDE is excellent and well organized. Affordable options including a Community edition for learning and single-person developers. Cross platform tools work nicely, and c\# is very popular while still supporting legacy C++, MFC, and OLE. > > **Cons**: The visual layout tools for forms are a little slow, and easily corrupted with text edits. The .Net versions can get confusing at times, and having to upgrade projects. I would not really opt for Xamarin with cross platform development. > > Have used it since Version 1, probably more than 20 years. No real complaints ----- ### "Experience" — 4.0/5 > **Jatin** | *12 January 2026* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visual code now is much more better than the previous one always getting better better it's so satisfactory to see like this for me my personal experience Says it's Goin to be more fun in the future > > **Cons**: Sometimes with the the minimum specs it's lag alot and sometimes it's crashes also should work on that by visual studio > > In my own experience I'm very satisfied with the overall experience in the visual studio working very best ----- ### "Visual Studio is still the king" — 4.0/5 > **Paul** | *26 February 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: With Visual Studio you can develop the most complex enterprise level applications, especially for Windows operating systems. It provides comprehensive features and third party plugins, great debugging, vast documentation and support, and of course, integration to the Microsoft ecosystem. > > **Cons**: Visual Studio is resource intensive and requires a decent machine. There is a steep learning curve, even for experienced users, for each new version, as the feature set is so vast. Works great for Windows (obviously) - support for other platforms is limited. Other than the free community edition, the paid versions can be expensive for individuals. > > Visual Studio gets more powerful with each new version. What it can do is almost endless. Working on enterprise level Windows OS solutions, it is still the tool to use. Sometimes it can take a while to implement a feature, but you never fear that with Visual Studio it cannot be done. It is still the most powerful development environment for our needs. ----- ### "It is widely used AI tool" — 5.0/5 > **Mudit** | *27 November 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: VS code is easy to use , it offers a great platform for the devs to build,write code . It has 2 color modes to interact with giving it a good ux > > **Cons**: The AI plugins are not built in . One needs to install external plugins to enable AI intellisense. Most plugins have AI now > > It has been great using VS code and Microsoft visual studio. 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