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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Qt
Star Rating
(53)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about QtVisual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,553)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio CodeQt 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 Qt.
- 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 Qt.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qt
No pricing availableVisual Studio Code
No pricing availableFree Trial
Qt
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
45
9.3
2,083
Ease of Use
8.4
45
9.2
2,101
Ease of Setup
8.5
13
9.3
499
Ease of Admin
8.3
11
9.0
227
Quality of Support
8.3
30
8.7
1,720
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
10
9.2
197
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
45
9.6
2,016
Features by Category
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1541
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8.9
1550
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9.2
1523
Not enough data
9.1
1466
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1221
Not enough data
9.2
1491
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9.0
1441
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1527
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9.2
1437
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9.3
1567
Not enough data
8.9
1196
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
8.8
105
Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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Functionality
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C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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Management
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Functionality
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Performance
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Support
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Application Design
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Application Control
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Functionality
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Functionality
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
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8.6
6
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8.3
6
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8.9
6
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8.6
6
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8.1
6
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Platform - App Monetization Platforms
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Advertising - App Monetization Platforms
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Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software
Not enough data
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Organization - ALM Software
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Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Qt and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Qt is categorized as Application Development Platforms, Component Libraries, IoT Development Tools, IoT Platforms, C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE), App Monetization Platforms, Mobile App Debugging, Mobile Development Frameworks, Mobile Development Platforms, and ALM Software
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qt
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
Computer Software
28.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Telecommunications
5.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.8%
Higher Education
5.8%
Other
46.2%
Computer Software
34.2%
Information Technology and Services
25.2%
Program Development
3.2%
Financial Services
2.6%
Internet
2.2%
Other
32.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the primary benefits of QtCreator?
1 Comment
LR
QtCreator has many benefits:
+ It is stable mature software being continuously developed and maintained following best practices since 1995.
+ It has...Read more
What is the use of Qt Creator?
1 Comment
SP
It’s a multi-platform Développement IDE available for windows, Linux, macOS, android and others.Read more
Is Qt Creator IDE free?
1 Comment
SP
QT Creator is the development IDE, you can use the IDE however the QT libraries are only free for open source development which means if you use the open...Read more
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
12 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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