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# LabWindows/CVI vs Visual Studio Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**LabWindows/CVI**
No pricing available

**Visual Studio**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
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Perceived Cost

**LabWindows/CVI**
Not enough reviews yet

**Visual Studio**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**LabWindows/CVI**
Not enough reviews yet

**Visual Studio**
14%

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Time to Implement

**LabWindows/CVI** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Visual Studio** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**LabWindows/CVI** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Visual Studio** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**LabWindows/CVI**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio**

Ease of Use (206)

Features (181)

Slow Performance (147)

High Resource Consumption (86)

Integrations

**LabWindows/CVI**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio**
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Screenshots

**LabWindows/CVI**
No screenshot available

**Visual Studio**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**LabWindows/CVI**

**8.3** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Visual Studio**

**9.1** /10

Based on 3,231 responses

Ease of Use

**LabWindows/CVI**

**7.0** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Visual Studio**

**8.7** /10

Based on 3,254 responses

Ease of Setup

**LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data

**Visual Studio**

**8.7** /10

Based on 916 responses

Ease of Admin

**LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data

**Visual Studio**

**8.5** /10

Based on 567 responses

Quality of Support

**LabWindows/CVI**

**7.8** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Visual Studio**

**8.4** /10

Based on 2,814 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**LabWindows/CVI** Not enough data

**Visual Studio**

**8.8** /10

Based on 531 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**LabWindows/CVI**

**6.1** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Visual Studio**

**8.9** /10

Based on 3,127 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Application Development Platforms

Not enough data

**8.9** /10

Based on 471 responses

.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 956 responses

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

Not enough data

**8.9** /10

Based on 577 responses

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Mobile Development Platforms

Not enough data

**8.6** /10

Based on 53 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
8.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
66.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
8.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
66.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
31.9%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
31.9%

**Reviewers' Industry**

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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%

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Visual Studio

Computer Software
31.1%

Information Technology and Services
22.6%

Higher Education
2.9%

Financial Services
2.6%

Internet
2.2%

Other
38.7%

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## 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.