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Compare Brackets and Visual Studio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Brackets
Star Rating
(259)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BracketsVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,807)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioBrackets vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Brackets easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Brackets.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over Brackets.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brackets
No pricing availableVisual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Brackets
No trial information availableVisual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
240
9.1
3,084
Ease of Use
9.0
240
8.7
3,103
Ease of Setup
9.4
32
8.6
758
Ease of Admin
8.5
22
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.2
155
8.3
2,674
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
20
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
230
8.9
2,992
Features by Category
Coding
9.2
121
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
Editing
7.3
77
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
817
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
716
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
780
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
8.7
788
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
467
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
497
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
495
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
396
Not enough data
9.1
391
Not enough data
9.0
370
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
384
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brackets and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Brackets is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brackets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Internet
5.9%
Design
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
39.4%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
Hoe to change the dark theme background
1 Comment
GG
You can easily change the themes, by navigating to Extension Managers, click on Themes, and choose the theme of your choice which suits your requirements.Read more
Is there a shortcut or simple way to auto format code within Brackets?
1 Comment
BD
I recommend an installing the extension called Beautify by Drew Hamlet. Then with a quick keyboard shortcut (ctrl+shift+L) it will format your code very...Read more
Brackets has no more discussions with answers
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility
5 Comments
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more
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