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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$493.00 Per Year
No pricing available
LabVIEW
Star Rating
(192)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$493.00 Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,796)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 StudioLabVIEW vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than LabVIEW.
- 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 LabVIEW.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
LabVIEW
LabVIEW Base
$493.00
Per Year
- Recommended for desktop measurement applications
- Includes device drivers for NI hardware and third-party instruments
- Includes basic mathematics and signal processing
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
LabVIEW
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
146
9.1
3,079
Ease of Use
8.3
146
8.7
3,098
Ease of Setup
7.4
22
8.6
752
Ease of Admin
7.5
20
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.0
129
8.3
2,669
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
20
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
6.5
135
8.9
2,987
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
815
Not enough data
9.0
805
Not enough data
8.9
715
Not enough data
8.7
793
Not enough data
8.7
778
Not enough data
8.6
780
Not enough data
8.7
787
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
509
Not enough data
8.9
507
Not enough data
8.9
466
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
496
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
494
Systems Modeling
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
Requirements
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Collaboration
7.9
25
Not enough data
6.4
20
Not enough data
Debugging
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
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
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
LabVIEW and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
LabVIEW is categorized as Systems Engineering And MBSE
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LabVIEW
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
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.4%
Research
9.8%
Higher Education
9.8%
Industrial Automation
7.7%
Other
51.4%
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
How useful do you think labVIEW would be in programming and calibrating open source medical ventilators that are used for corona cases?
2 Comments
DK
LabVIEW is fabulous!! It is easy to use and many moons ago I used LabVIEW for a product called RespiCal which was a ventilator calibrator. It was sold by...Read more
Which language is used in LabVIEW?
2 Comments
AK
LabVIEW primarily uses a graphical programming language called G (or LabVIEW G). Instead of traditional text-based code, you create programs using a visual...Read more
What is LabVIEW used for?
2 Comments
AK
LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) is a system-design platform and development environment used primarily for data acquisition,...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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