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Compare PuTTY and Visual Studio Code 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
PuTTY
Star Rating
(348)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PuTTYVisual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,457)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio CodePuTTY vs Visual Studio Code
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio Code easier to use, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with PuTTY. Reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than PuTTY.
- 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 PuTTY.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing availableVisual Studio Code
No pricing availableFree Trial
PuTTY
No trial information availableVisual Studio Code
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
322
9.3
1,991
Ease of Use
8.9
322
9.2
2,004
Ease of Setup
9.3
84
9.3
402
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
9.0
218
Quality of Support
8.0
233
8.7
1,638
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
9.2
188
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
316
9.6
1,925
Features by Category
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1511
Not enough data
8.9
1504
Not enough data
9.2
1496
Not enough data
9.1
1446
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1203
Not enough data
9.2
1424
Not enough data
9.0
1425
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1457
Not enough data
9.2
1404
Not enough data
9.3
1491
Not enough data
8.9
1175
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
8.9
87
Performance
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
158
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Licensing
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
Security
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
22
Not enough data
Functionality
7.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PuTTY and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
PuTTY is categorized as Terminal Emulator
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
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
Information Technology and Services
33.4%
Computer Software
15.1%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer Networking
4.1%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Other
36.7%
Computer Software
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.4%
Program Development
3.0%
Financial Services
2.7%
Internet
2.3%
Other
32.7%
Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 Comments
MP
Yes you can save with or without passwordRead more
I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?
1 Comment
TA
PuTTY is primarily designed as an SSH client and terminal emulator, so it may not be the ideal tool for your specific requirements with the TS7200 and ESP-32...Read more
Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel
1 Comment
TA
Certainly! I'll guide you through the process of configuring each type of port forwarding in PuTTY with examples for better understanding. Let's start with...Read more
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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