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At a Glance
Pixelmator
Pixelmator
Star Rating
(89)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,808)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio

Pixelmator vs Visual Studio

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Pixelmator is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Pixelmator overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Pixelmator.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Pixelmator is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over Pixelmator.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pixelmator
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
Pixelmator
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
78
9.1
3,087
Ease of Use
8.7
78
8.7
3,106
Ease of Setup
9.8
9
8.6
761
Ease of Admin
9.5
7
8.5
546
Quality of Support
8.6
53
8.3
2,677
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
8
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
78
8.9
2,995
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
907
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
817
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
716
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
780
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
8.7
788
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
564
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
468
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
496
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
418
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
398
Not enough data
9.1
392
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
385
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
44
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pixelmator
Pixelmator
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Pixelmator and Visual Studio share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pixelmator
Pixelmator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.4%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Pixelmator
Pixelmator
Marketing and Advertising
13.5%
Internet
10.1%
Computer Software
7.9%
Religious Institutions
5.6%
Photography
5.6%
Other
57.3%
Visual Studio
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
Pixelmator
Pixelmator Discussions
Is pixelmator better than Photoshop?
2 Comments
Brian B.
BB
Only for your more basic tasks (which accounts for in my guess about 80% of Photoshop use). The price point can't be beat..Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Pixelmator has no more discussions with answers
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
Pratik  D.
PD
IDE for Applications DevelopmentRead more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
Khabul S.
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
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more