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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Notion
Star Rating
(8,853)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,777)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 StudioNotion vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Notion overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Notion.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Notion is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Notion over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Notion
Free
Free
For individuals to organize personal projects and life
- Free for individual usage
- Basic forms
- Basic sites
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Notion
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
6,959
9.1
3,066
Ease of Use
8.3
7,090
8.7
3,085
Ease of Setup
8.2
3,145
8.6
739
Ease of Admin
8.4
1,696
8.5
544
Quality of Support
8.5
4,908
8.3
2,658
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,566
8.8
509
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
7,024
8.9
2,974
Features by Category
Tasks
8.7
3628
Not enough data
8.3
3560
Not enough data
8.6
3644
Not enough data
8.9
3753
Not enough data
7.7
3030
Not enough data
7.4
2822
Not enough data
8.4
3544
Not enough data
7.5
3170
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
3456
Not enough data
8.3
3080
Not enough data
7.4
2495
Not enough data
8.1
3295
Not enough data
8.5
3202
Not enough data
7.4
2552
Not enough data
7.8
2674
Not enough data
8.3
3364
Not enough data
7.2
2321
Not enough data
7.5
2583
Not enough data
7.7
2488
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.9
2747
Not enough data
7.8
2810
Not enough data
7.9
3078
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.7
2371
Not enough data
7.6
2428
Not enough data
8.2
3024
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
1309
Not enough data
7.9
1301
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.8
622
Not enough data
7.1
616
Not enough data
6.9
619
Not enough data
6.9
615
Not enough data
7.3
614
Not enough data
6.7
612
Not enough data
6.9
612
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
Data
8.0
213
Not enough data
8.0
209
Not enough data
Interaction
7.5
209
Not enough data
8.0
214
Not enough data
8.1
214
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.8
49
Not enough data
Learning
7.9
207
Not enough data
7.3
202
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.1
41
Not enough data
Content Generation
7.9
206
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
7.3
40
Not enough data
System
7.2
200
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
7.8
205
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
7.6
141
Not enough data
7.7
139
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.7
141
Not enough data
7.9
141
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
142
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
8.0
42
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
8.2
42
Not enough data
Grammar
8.5
3437
Not enough data
8.3
3226
Not enough data
8.6
3393
Not enough data
Formatting
7.1
2172
Not enough data
8.0
2952
Not enough data
7.0
2175
Not enough data
Content
8.2
3029
Not enough data
8.4
3271
Not enough data
7.8
2429
Not enough data
Product Type
8.4
2667
Not enough data
7.4
2036
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
1031
Not enough data
8.5
1033
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
808
Not enough data
8.9
798
Not enough data
8.9
709
Not enough data
8.7
787
Not enough data
8.7
773
Not enough data
8.6
775
Not enough data
8.7
782
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
508
Not enough data
8.9
505
Not enough data
8.9
465
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
496
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
494
Knowledge Pages
8.3
3607
Not enough data
8.0
3013
Not enough data
8.0
3132
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
2552
Not enough data
8.3
3271
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
3094
Not enough data
8.7
3486
Not enough data
7.8
3349
Not enough data
8.0
3083
Not enough data
7.4
2783
Not enough data
8.6
3340
Not enough data
7.6
2791
Not enough data
7.9
2868
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.3
904
Not enough data
7.3
904
Not enough data
7.0
896
Not enough data
Compatibility
7.8
313
Not enough data
7.7
310
Not enough data
7.3
302
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
7.1
166
Not enough data
7.0
165
Not enough data
7.2
165
Not enough data
7.1
161
Not enough data
6.8
160
Not enough data
6.9
161
Not enough data
Search Queries
7.7
313
Not enough data
7.7
305
Not enough data
7.3
304
Not enough data
7.7
305
Not enough data
8.1
312
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
7.1
94
Not enough data
Functionality
8.0
306
Not enough data
7.3
308
Not enough data
7.6
308
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
7.6
95
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
7.3
93
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
7.3
91
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
7.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
393
Not enough data
9.0
389
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
8.9
388
Not enough data
8.7
378
Not enough data
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
383
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.6
38
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.7
454
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Notion and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Notion is categorized as Knowledge Base, AI Writing Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Project Management, Enterprise Search Software, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Notion
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
Computer Software
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Higher Education
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
56.9%
Computer Software
30.9%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
Is there a way to make font and text boxes even smaller? I'm at the lowest font size already
2 Comments
NM
Not really. If you have already click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner and chosen small text, then at the moment that's all you can doRead 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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