Compare GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio

At a Glance
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot
Star Rating
(238)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GitHub Copilot
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,901)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio

GitHub Copilot vs Visual Studio

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

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than GitHub Copilot.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GitHub Copilot is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GitHub Copilot over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GitHub Copilot
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
GitHub Copilot
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
213
9.1
3,144
Ease of Use
9.1
217
8.7
3,165
Ease of Setup
9.3
108
8.6
821
Ease of Admin
8.8
33
8.5
558
Quality of Support
8.5
191
8.4
2,731
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
34
8.8
522
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
213
8.9
3,053
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
925
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
829
Not enough data
9.0
810
Not enough data
8.9
721
Not enough data
8.7
799
Not enough data
8.7
785
Not enough data
8.6
782
Not enough data
8.7
788
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
568
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.9
505
Not enough data
8.9
465
Not enough data
8.8
495
Not enough data
8.8
495
Not enough data
8.7
495
Not enough data
8.7
492
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
443
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
412
Not enough data
9.1
397
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
397
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
385
Not enough data
8.9
390
8.4
163
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
153
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
8.7
149
Not enough data
8.6
147
Not enough data
Support
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.5
135
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
AI Coding AssistantsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.4
70
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Coding Assistants
7.6
52
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
Usability - AI Coding Assistants
8.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
47
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.3
38
AI AppSec AssistantsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SDK Architecture & Libraries - AI SDK
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Integration - AI SDK
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Development - AI SDK
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Operations - AI SDK
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.8%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.2%
Reviewers' Industry
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot
Computer Software
40.5%
Information Technology and Services
18.6%
Financial Services
4.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Program Development
2.3%
Other
30.7%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.6%
Internet
2.2%
Other
38.6%
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GitHub Copilot
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Visual Studio
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Discussions
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
GitHub Copilot has no 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