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At a Glance
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Star Rating
(1,172)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,796)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio

ChatGPT vs Visual Studio

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ChatGPT easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ChatGPT overall.

  • ChatGPT and Visual Studio both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ChatGPT is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ChatGPT over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ChatGPT
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
ChatGPT
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,044
9.1
3,077
Ease of Use
9.6
1,086
8.7
3,096
Ease of Setup
9.6
662
8.6
750
Ease of Admin
9.4
106
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.6
883
8.3
2,667
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
102
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
1,059
8.9
2,985
Features by Category
8.5
725
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
9.0
84
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
Data
8.7
690
Not enough data
8.1
674
Not enough data
Interaction
8.6
683
Not enough data
8.8
681
Not enough data
8.8
674
Not enough data
8.7
669
Not enough data
8.6
664
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
Learning
8.9
662
Not enough data
8.2
661
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.6
677
Not enough data
8.2
673
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
8.8
79
Not enough data
System
8.4
631
Not enough data
8.5
644
Not enough data
8.5
638
Not enough data
8.4
627
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
8.1
239
Not enough data
8.3
239
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.5
239
Not enough data
8.5
238
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
8.6
240
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
8.5
79
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
8.5
80
Not enough data
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
903
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
814
Not enough data
9.0
804
Not enough data
8.9
714
Not enough data
8.7
793
Not enough data
8.7
777
Not enough data
8.6
780
Not enough data
8.7
787
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
563
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
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
417
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
381
Not enough data
8.7
387
Not enough data
9.0
385
8.7
331
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
318
Not enough data
8.8
315
Not enough data
9.3
312
Not enough data
8.7
314
Not enough data
Support
8.3
305
Not enough data
8.6
304
Not enough data
8.7
303
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
42
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.5
40
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
ChatGPT and Visual Studio share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.2%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.4%
Reviewers' Industry
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Computer Software
13.7%
Marketing and Advertising
8.4%
Education Management
3.9%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
55.9%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
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ChatGPT
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Discussions
ChatGPT
ChatGPT Discussions
🧠 Is AI Weakening Human Critical Thinking? Let’s Talk.
3 Comments
Munavvar M.
MM
Yes, as long as the user is not evaluating and sutdying the output, AI is weaking the critical thinking.Read more
GPT-4.5 What is your opinion?
3 Comments
Anthony T.
AT
Crazy how ai growsRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
ChatGPT has no more discussions with answers
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
Pratik  D.
PD
IDE for Applications DevelopmentRead more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
Khabul S.
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
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more