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LabWindows/CVI
Visual Studio
LabWindows/CVI-vs-Visual Studio
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At a Glance
Pricing
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LabWindows/CVI
(12)
3.7
out of
5
LabWindows/CVI
By
NI
Visual Studio
(3,796)
4.5
out of
5
Visual Studio
By
Microsoft
At a Glance
Star Rating
(12)
3.7
out of
5
(3,796)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.7% of reviews)
Information
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Ease of Use
(113)
Features
(109)
Slow Performance
(87)
High Resource Consumption
(45)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
LabWindows/CVI
Star Rating
(12)
3.7
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,796)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Ease of Use
(113)
Features
(109)
Slow Performance
(87)
High Resource Consumption
(45)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio
LabWindows/CVI vs Visual Studio
Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than LabWindows/CVI.
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 LabWindows/CVI.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
LabWindows/CVI
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
LabWindows/CVI
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
10
9.1
3,080
Ease of Use
7.0
10
8.7
3,099
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.6
753
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.5
545
Quality of Support
7.8
9
8.3
2,670
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
6.1
9
8.9
2,988
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
906
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
816
File Management
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
805
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
715
Customization
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
793
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
779
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
780
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
787
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
563
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
509
File Management
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
507
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
466
Customization
Not enough data
8.8
(won by default)
498
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
(won by default)
496
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
498
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
494
Application Development Platforms
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
418
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
396
File Management
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
391
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
370
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
391
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
380
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
386
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
384
Mobile Development Platforms
Hide 3 Features
Show 3 Features
Not enough data
8.4
42
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
39
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
(won by default)
39
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
8.5
(won by default)
39
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LabWindows/CVI and Visual Studio share no categories
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LabWindows/CVI is categorized as
Other Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Visual Studio is categorized as
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
,
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
,
Mobile Development Platforms
,
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
, and
Application Development Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LabWindows/CVI
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
8.3%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
66.7%
Visual Studio
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
32.4%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
8.3%
35.7%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
31.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
66.7%
32.4%
Reviewers' Industry
LabWindows/CVI
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Networking
16.7%
Accounting
16.7%
Higher Education
8.3%
Other
16.7%
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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Discussions
LabWindows/CVI Discussions
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Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
PD
IDE for Applications Development
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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.
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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.
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