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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Figma
Star Rating
(1,360)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FigmaVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,808)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioFigma vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Figma easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Figma overall.
- Reviewers felt that Figma meets the needs of their business better than Visual Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Figma is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Figma over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Figma
No pricing availableVisual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Figma
No trial information availableVisual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,069
9.1
3,087
Ease of Use
9.0
1,076
8.7
3,106
Ease of Setup
9.2
374
8.6
761
Ease of Admin
8.6
155
8.5
546
Quality of Support
8.7
804
8.3
2,677
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
142
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,021
8.9
2,995
Features by Category
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
512
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
468
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
496
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
398
Not enough data
9.1
392
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
385
Platform Basics
8.8
378
Not enough data
8.8
379
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
9.2
393
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
388
Not enough data
7.6
330
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
8.6
369
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Prototyping
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
7.5
54
Not enough data
7.4
52
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
375
Not enough data
9.0
390
Not enough data
8.7
367
Not enough data
8.7
364
Not enough data
8.9
380
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
370
Not enough data
8.8
371
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.0
342
Not enough data
8.8
331
Not enough data
8.5
329
Not enough data
8.8
327
Not enough data
8.7
330
Not enough data
8.9
336
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
9.1
73
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.3
346
Not enough data
9.2
344
Not enough data
8.8
329
Not enough data
7.9
300
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
9.1
72
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
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
Figma and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Figma
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
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Design
15.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Financial Services
5.1%
Other
35.8%
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
What is Figma used for?
8 Comments
DF
UX/UI designing, prototyping, wireframing. Really easy UI and cloud-based. Read more
Is Figma a free software?
7 Comments
RS
Figma has a limited free plan. For more complex projects a premium plan would be needed though as you may need multiple pages. Figma makes it easy to share...Read more
Should I use Figma?
6 Comments
SK
Figma is a fantastic collaboration tool that will assist you in working as a team and easily identifying who is working on what. The prototyping...Read more
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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