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# GitLab vs Visual Studio Code Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**GitLab** [

4.5/5(902)

](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews#reviews)

**Visual Studio Code** [

4.7/5(2,738)

](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**GitLab**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Visual Studio Code**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**GitLab**
1 monthFaster

Based on 66 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
2 months

Based on 64 responses

Return on Investment

**GitLab**
12 months1 month sooner

Based on 50 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
13 months

Based on 48 responses

Perceived Cost

**GitLab**
$$$$$

**Visual Studio Code**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**GitLab**
12%

**Visual Studio Code**
19%7% more

Pros & Cons

**GitLab**
[
Ease of Use (40)
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1917513&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (39)
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1914521&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (20)
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1917041&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1917007&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Visual Studio Code**
[
Ease of Use (112)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extensions (88)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430742&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extension Issues (62)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1429876&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1428647&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**GitLab**
[

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Amazon Web Services AI

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-ai/reviews)[

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Apache Airflow

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_9d00048205a466c174da3c77093a1336/apache-maven.png "Product Avatar Image")

Apache Maven

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-maven/reviews)[

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Argo.io

](https://www.g2.com/products/argo-cd/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/integrations)

**Visual Studio Code**
[

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1Password

](https://www.g2.com/products/1password/reviews)[

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Amazon Q Developer

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-q-developer/reviews)[

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Android Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_98d4e0320aa8550aeeda473f45903fd3/angular.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Angular

](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**GitLab**
 ![GitLab screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1269847/Sec-Loop.png)

**Visual Studio Code**
 ![Visual Studio Code screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/44889/expirable-direct-uploads_2F646c36c5-06e5-4c48-9429-e56d7a29c718_2FVisual_Studio_Code_Screen_Shot_1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**GitLab**

9.1

9.1686

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.32,219

Ease of Use

**GitLab**

8.7

8.7690

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.22,241

Ease of Setup

**GitLab**

8.7

8.7250

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.3641

Ease of Admin

**GitLab**

8.6

8.6175

**Visual Studio Code**

9.0

9.0232

Quality of Support

**GitLab**

8.5

8.5546

**Visual Studio Code**

8.7

8.71,833

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**GitLab**

8.8

8.8150

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.2203

Product Direction (% positive)

**GitLab**

8.8

8.8651

**Visual Studio Code**

9.6

9.62,144

Features

Text Editor[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

1,875

Coding

Syntax highlighting

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

1651

Autocompletion

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1655

Find and replace

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1615

Code folding

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

1538

Editing

Collaborative editing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

1261

Language Support

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1592

Selection Methods

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1477

Functionality

Extensibility

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1611

Cross-platform support

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

1493

Plugins and integrations

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1677

Security

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1243

Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

163

Application Release Orchestration[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

147

Not enough data

Administration

Configuration Management

8.7(won by default)

125

Not enough data

Access Control

8.9(won by default)

131

Not enough data

Dashboards

8.6(won by default)

125

Not enough data

Functionality

Deployment Automation

9.0(won by default)

132

Not enough data

Process Analytics

8.5(won by default)

115

Not enough data

Plugins

8.5(won by default)

109

Not enough data

APIs / Integrations

8.7(won by default)

114

Not enough data

Feature Flags

8.6(won by default)

103

Not enough data

Processes

Pipelines

9.1(won by default)

135

Not enough data

Orchestration

9.0(won by default)

122

Not enough data

Workflow Visualization

8.7(won by default)

122

Not enough data

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)[Hide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

38

Not enough data

Administration

API / Integrations

9.3(won by default)

34

Not enough data

Extensibility

9.0(won by default)

29

Not enough data

Analysis

Real-Time Analytics

8.8(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

9.1(won by default)

30

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

9.2(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Code Analysis

8.9(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Command-Line Tools

8.8(won by default)

30

Not enough data

Manual Testing

8.8(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Test Automation

9.2(won by default)

30

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

8.8(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

8.9(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Detection Rate

8.5(won by default)

25

Not enough data

False Positives

8.8(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Multi-Language Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

27

Not enough data

Administration

API / Integrations

9.2(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Extensibility

8.9(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Analysis

Reporting and Analytics

8.5(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

9.2(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

8.8(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scan

8.9(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Code Analysis

9.0(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Testing

Manual Testing

8.6(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Test Automation

9.1(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

8.9(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Black-Box Scanning

9.0(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Detection Rate

9.0(won by default)

20

Not enough data

False Positives

9.1(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Cloud Infrastructure Automation[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

92

Not enough data

Administration 

Administration Console

8.7(won by default)

77

Not enough data

Task Management

8.7(won by default)

78

Not enough data

Dashboards and Visualizations

8.7(won by default)

75

Not enough data

Access Control

8.8(won by default)

81

Not enough data

Automation

Test Automation

8.9(won by default)

79

Not enough data

Intelligent Automation

8.4(won by default)

72

Not enough data

Release Automation

9.0(won by default)

80

Not enough data

Automated Provisioning

8.7(won by default)

73

Not enough data

IT Management

Workflow Management

8.7(won by default)

75

Not enough data

Infrastructure Management

8.9(won by default)

74

Not enough data

IT Discovery

8.6(won by default)

71

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

253

Not enough data

Functionality

Deployment-Ready Staging

8.9(won by default)

222

Not enough data

Integration

9.1(won by default)

227

Not enough data

Extensible

8.7(won by default)

206

Not enough data

Management

Processes and Workflow

8.8(won by default)

209

Not enough data

Reporting

8.3(won by default)

194

Not enough data

Automation

9.0(won by default)

218

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

Autonomous Task Execution

8.0(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

8.3(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

7.5(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

7.5(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

7.2(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Bug Tracking[Hide 59 FeaturesShow 59 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

171

Not enough data

Bug Reporting

User Reports & Feedback

8.6(won by default)

139

Not enough data

Tester Reports & Feedback

8.5(won by default)

134

Not enough data

Team Reports & Comments

8.6(won by default)

143

Not enough data

Bug Monitoring

Analytics

8.5(won by default)

139

Not enough data

Bug History

8.8(won by default)

147

Not enough data

Data Retention

8.8(won by default)

136

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Bug Tracking

Adaptive Learning

8.3(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

8.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

8.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Assignment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ticket Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backlog Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Repository Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Knowledge Base Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug/Issue Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software Composition Analysis[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

78

Not enough data

Functionality - Software Composition Analysis 

Language Support

8.7(won by default)

66

Not enough data

Integration

8.8(won by default)

72

Not enough data

Transparency

8.7(won by default)

67

Not enough data

Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis

Remediation Suggestions

8.8(won by default)

64

Not enough data

Continuous Monitoring

9.0(won by default)

64

Not enough data

Thorough Detection

9.0(won by default)

62

Not enough data

DevOps Platforms[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

189

Not enough data

Management

Configuration Management

8.8(won by default)

152

Not enough data

Access Control

8.8(won by default)

154

Not enough data

Orchestration

8.5(won by default)

141

Not enough data

Portfolio Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Release Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Automation

8.8(won by default)

160

Not enough data

Integrations

8.9(won by default)

158

Not enough data

Extensibility

8.7(won by default)

142

Not enough data

Continuous Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Processes

Pipeline Control

9.0(won by default)

166

Not enough data

Workflow Visualization

8.5(won by default)

144

Not enough data

Continuous Deployment

9.0(won by default)

164

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rules-Based Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Troubleshooting Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

KPI Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Integration[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

254

Not enough data

Functionality

Third-Party Integrations

9.0(won by default)

232

|

Verified

Not enough data

Extensibility

8.6(won by default)

211

|

Verified

Not enough data

Test Customization

8.4(won by default)

204

|

Verified

Not enough data

Management

Automation

8.9(won by default)

222

|

Verified

Not enough data

Processes and Workflow

8.8(won by default)

219

|

Verified

Not enough data

Reporting

8.4(won by default)

199

|

Verified

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Continuous Integration

Autonomous Task Execution

7.7(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

8.0(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

7.4(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

7.1(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

7.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Repository Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-User Collaboration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Build Log

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Assurance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Code Review[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

133

Not enough data

Documentation

Feedback

8.8(won by default)

117

Not enough data

Prioritization

8.6(won by default)

112

Not enough data

Remediation Suggestions

8.4(won by default)

112

Not enough data

Security

False Positives

8.0(won by default)

101

Not enough data

Custom Compliance

8.4(won by default)

101

Not enough data

Agility

9.0(won by default)

110

Not enough data

Value Stream Management[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

49

Not enough data

Value Analysis

Metric Relevance

8.9(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Insight

8.7(won by default)

41

Not enough data

Impact Predictions

8.6(won by default)

36

Not enough data

Report Generation

8.9(won by default)

38

Not enough data

Value Management

Planning Tools

9.0(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Communication Tools

8.7(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Control

8.9(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Artificial Intelligence[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speech Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

For eCommerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Sales Teams/Organizations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Code Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text to Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Characters and Avatars

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Personalization and Recommendation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conditional Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transformer Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Image & Video Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interactive and Co-Creative Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Augmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Variation Autoencoder Models

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adversarial Training

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Simulation and Scenario Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Creative Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prompt Engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Foundation Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Code Generation[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Accuracy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Input processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code quality

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Community

Not enough data

Not enough data

Update schedule

Not enough data

Not enough data

Documentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AI Code Generation

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Documentation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Syntax Check

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Explainer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Coding Assistant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intelligent Code Completion

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Refactoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Snippet

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prompt Engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Personalization and Recommendation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaborative Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Machine Translation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

GDPR Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Codebase Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)

GitLab

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

37.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

26.4%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

Visual Studio Code

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

44.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

37.0%

44.8%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

36.6%

29.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

26.4%

25.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)
GitLab

Computer Software

33.2%

Information Technology and Services

24.3%

Internet

3.9%

Financial Services

3.4%

Telecommunications

2.4%

Other

32.8%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)
Visual Studio Code

Computer Software

34.6%

Information Technology and Services

24.9%

Program Development

3.3%

Financial Services

2.6%

Computer & Network Security

2.3%

Other

32.3%

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**Visual Studio Code Alternatives**

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Sublime Text
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## GitLab vs Visual Studio Code

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

- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than GitLab.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over GitLab.