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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
No pricing available
Portainer
Star Rating
(283)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
Learn more about PortainerVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,809)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioPortainer vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Portainer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Portainer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Portainer meets the needs of their business better than Visual Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Portainer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Portainer over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Portainer
Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free
$0.00
3 Nodes Per Month
Portainer Business is our fully featured, fully supported business product. It is used by some of the largest organizations in the world to deliver a powerful Kubernetes and Docker container management experience for DevOps and IT teams. With more than 650,000 active users, Portainer is proven to be the simplest and most effective way of adopting and managing Kubernetes, and Docker/Swarm environments.
- https://www.portainer.io/take-3
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Portainer
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
238
9.1
3,088
Ease of Use
9.5
241
8.7
3,107
Ease of Setup
9.5
192
8.6
762
Ease of Admin
9.6
175
8.5
546
Quality of Support
9.1
152
8.3
2,678
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
133
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
231
8.9
2,996
Features by Category
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
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
Systems Management
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Edge
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
399
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
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform
8.6
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Automation - Internal Developer Platform
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Management
9.3
186
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
171
Not enough data
9.2
195
Not enough data
9.1
176
Not enough data
Development
8.7
142
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Portainer and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Portainer is categorized as Internal Developer Platforms, IoT Edge Platforms, Industrial IoT, and Container Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Portainer
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
Information Technology and Services
20.9%
Computer Software
19.8%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Program Development
3.2%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
46.4%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
What is Portainer used for?
3 Comments
AH
Managing and deploying docker containers.Read more
What is the difference between Portainer and Portainer CE?
3 Comments
AH
Portainer CE is the community edition.Read more
Can Portainer manage Swarm?
3 Comments
MP
Yes, Portainer has built-in management capabilities for both Swarm and Kubernetes.Read 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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