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Compare Play and Visual Studio Code 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Play
Star Rating
(13)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PlayVisual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,467)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio CodePlay vs Visual Studio Code
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio Code easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio Code overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than Play.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over Play.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Play
No pricing availableVisual Studio Code
No pricing availableFree Trial
Play
No trial information availableVisual Studio Code
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.8
13
9.3
1,999
Ease of Use
7.4
13
9.2
2,012
Ease of Setup
8.3
6
9.3
409
Ease of Admin
6.7
6
9.0
220
Quality of Support
7.4
9
8.7
1,646
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
5
9.2
190
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
13
9.6
1,932
Features by Category
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1516
Not enough data
8.9
1508
Not enough data
9.2
1500
Not enough data
9.1
1449
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1206
Not enough data
9.2
1428
Not enough data
9.0
1428
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1462
Not enough data
9.2
1408
Not enough data
9.3
1497
Not enough data
8.9
1179
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
8.8
89
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Play and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Play is categorized as Java Web Frameworks
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Play
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio Code
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
Internet
38.5%
Program Development
15.4%
Computer Software
15.4%
Think Tanks
7.7%
Newspapers
7.7%
Other
15.4%
Computer Software
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.4%
Program Development
3.1%
Financial Services
2.6%
Internet
2.3%
Other
32.7%
Discussions
Play has no discussions with answers
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 Comments
YS
Visual Studio Code is a code editor, not a full-fledged integrated development environment (IDE). Free to Use Beginner Friendly.Read more
What is Visual Studio Code used for?
8 Comments
VS
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a free, open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. You can do any type of programming and scripting tasks easily on VS...Read more
Why is Visual Studio code so popular?
6 Comments
YS
Easy To use.
Beginner Friendly.
Many Extension to ease our Work.
The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more
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