# Axure RP, Visual Studio Code vs UltraEdit Comparison

| | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 277 | 2,706 | 1,123 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (36.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | $119.95 1 user | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Axure RP

**Not enough data**

### Visual Studio Code

Pros:
- Ease of Use (111 reviews)
- Extensions (88 reviews)

Cons:
- Extension Issues (62 reviews)
- Slow Performance (37 reviews)

### UltraEdit

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Editing Ease (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Frequent Updates (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.3 (246 reviews) | 9.3 (2190 reviews) | 9.5 (985 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 6.8 (246 reviews) | 9.2 (2209 reviews) | 9.1 (987 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (71 reviews) | 9.3 (608 reviews) | 9.3 (386 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (62 reviews) | 9.0 (227 reviews) | 9.1 (374 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (177 reviews) | 8.7 (1807 reviews) | 9.4 (862 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (54 reviews) | 9.2 (198 reviews) | 9.5 (363 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.5 (255 reviews) | 9.5 (2116 reviews) | 8.7 (978 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Axure RP

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Visual Studio Code

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### UltraEdit

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: UltraEdit Enterprise

Price: $119.95 1 user

Description: UltraEdit Enterprise is a license that contains every product in the UltraEdit suite—includes the renowned text editor, compare tool, search utility, and  FTP client. 

UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. A single license can be activated on up to 5 unique systems. Includes platinum-tier tech support via email.


Key Features:
- One year of platinum support and software updates
- All Access ready — Best for professionals and larger teams
- Eligible for Enterprise deployment kit

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Text Editor

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Axure RP** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | 9.1/10 | 1842 |
| **UltraEdit** | 9.1/10 | 264 |

#### Coding

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (1622 reviews) | 9.4 (230 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1628 reviews) | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1589 reviews) | 9.5 (247 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | Not enough data | 9.1 (1520 reviews) | 9.1 (191 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (1247 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1569 reviews) | 9.3 (157 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1466 reviews) | 9.2 (222 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1594 reviews) | 8.9 (163 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1481 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1653 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1229 reviews) | 9.1 (95 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (148 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Prototyping

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Axure RP** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | N/A | N/A |
| **UltraEdit** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform Basics

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Modeling Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Feedback and Communication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Framework Libraries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Editing Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Sharing Components** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Error Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Interface Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Presentation Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Prototyping

| Feature | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Axure RP (1):** [Prototyping Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/prototyping)

**Unique to Visual Studio Code (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)

**Unique to UltraEdit (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Axure RP | Visual Studio Code | UltraEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 36.3% | 44.5% | 38.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.8% | 29.9% | 25.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 35.9% | 25.6% | 36.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Axure RP

- **Information Technology and Services:** 18.9%
- **Computer Software:** 14.1%
- **Design:** 14.1%
- **Internet:** 8.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.9%
- **Financial Services:** 5.2%
- **E-Learning:** 3.0%
- **Higher Education:** 2.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Graphic Design:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 21.5%

#### Visual Studio Code

- **Computer Software:** 34.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.0%
- **Program Development:** 3.2%
- **Financial Services:** 2.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.3%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.8%
- **Education Management:** 1.7%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 23.1%

#### UltraEdit

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3%
- **Computer Software:** 15.6%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Internet:** 3.2%
- **Higher Education:** 2.7%
- **Education Management:** 2.5%
- **Insurance:** 2.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 43.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Axure RP

- [Figma](https://www.g2.com/products/figma/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1560 reviews)
- [Sketch](https://www.g2.com/products/sketch/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1226 reviews)
- [InVision](https://www.g2.com/products/invision/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (684 reviews)
- [Adobe XD](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-xd/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (511 reviews)
- [Marvel](https://www.g2.com/products/marvel/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (227 reviews)
- [UXPin](https://www.g2.com/products/uxpin/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (118 reviews)
- [Moqups](https://www.g2.com/products/moqups/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (91 reviews)
- [ProtoPie](https://www.g2.com/products/protopie/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (24 reviews)
- [Flinto](https://www.g2.com/products/flinto/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (26 reviews)
- [Balsamiq](https://www.g2.com/products/balsamiq/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (500 reviews)

### Alternatives to Visual Studio Code

- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2473 reviews)
- [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [Bluefish](https://www.g2.com/products/bluefish/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (51 reviews)
- [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [SlickEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/slickedit/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (19 reviews)

### Alternatives to UltraEdit

- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2473 reviews)
- [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [SlickEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/slickedit/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (19 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [Tex-Edit Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/tex-edit-plus/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Axure RP

- Title: [What is axure RP used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-axure-rp-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Axure RP is used to quickly build detailed simulations of software experiences."

### Visual Studio Code

- Title: [Is Visual Studio code an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-visual-studio-code-an-ide) — 13 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it's an IDE"
- Title: [What is Visual Studio Code used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-visual-studio-code-used-for) — 8 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Visual Studio Code, often referred to as VS Code, is a popular source-code editor developed by Microsoft. It's used for a variety of programming languages..."
- Title: [Why is Visual Studio code so popular?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-is-visual-studio-code-so-popular) — 7 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Well, mostly because of its simplicity and friendly user interface and smooth performance. Any beginner who might have downloaded vsCode can easily navigate..."
- Title: [How do developers leverage the features of Visual Studio Code to enhance their programming efficiency?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-developers-leverage-the-features-of-visual-studio-code-to-enhance-their-programming-efficiency) — 6 comments, 6 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "We can use extension for more enhancement, we can use dedicated function for particular code."
- Title: [What is the use of Visual Studio code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-visual-studio-code) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Visual studio code is an IDE , you can call it as editor which you can use use to write code . You can write code in html , css , javascript , angular etc ...."

### UltraEdit

- Title: [How is it different from the other software like notepad++ and what benefits are there?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-it-different-from-the-other-software-like-notepad-and-what-benefits-are-there) — 10 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "UltraEdit and Notepad++ are both text editors. While Notepad ++ is very powerful it is not as powerful/feature rich as UltraEdit. For those people that spend..."
- Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Text editing. Any kind of text editing. Hex editing, regular expression(s) find/replace, XML formatting, and any programming language. Find in files...."
- Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ultraedit-what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Cross validation tool for digital forensics"
- Title: [How much does UltraEdit cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-ultraedit-cost) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "$80"
- Title: [Virtual Machine](https://www.g2.com/discussions/virtual-machine) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I think UE has a forum for these questions here: http://forums.ultraedit.com/configuration-ini-settings-f7/?sid=15d4fd90054335d1d16ab4679fd261c8"

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