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Compare Ranorex Studio and Visual Studio 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Workstation Per Year
No pricing available
Ranorex Studio
Star Rating
(257)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Workstation Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,823)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 StudioRanorex Studio vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Ranorex Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over Ranorex Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ranorex Studio
Ranorex Studio License
Free Trial
1 Workstation Per Year
Subscription Enterprise License:
Physical and virtual machines
Standalone IDE
Visual Studio Plug-In
Ranorex Driver
Ranorex APIExecute Tests
Floating License
Physical and virtual machines
* Must own at least one Studio or Enterprise license for test creation
- Ranorex Studio, including Ranorex Recorder, Ranorex Spy, Ranorex API, and more.
- Create automated tests for all technologies: desktop, web, and mobile devices.
- 12 months maintenance & professional support
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Ranorex Studio
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
189
9.1
3,097
Ease of Use
8.3
191
8.7
3,117
Ease of Setup
8.3
82
8.6
772
Ease of Admin
8.4
71
8.5
550
Quality of Support
8.2
188
8.3
2,686
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
68
8.8
514
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
187
8.9
3,006
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
819
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
715
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
781
Not enough data
8.6
780
Not enough data
8.7
787
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
511
Not enough data
8.9
507
Not enough data
8.9
467
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
497
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
495
Functionality
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Management
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
400
Not enough data
9.1
391
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
385
Functionality
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
Automation
7.4
17
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ranorex Studio and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ranorex Studio
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
Computer Software
27.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Automotive
4.6%
Oil & Energy
3.3%
Other
44.0%
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 technologies does Ranorex Studio support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Ranorex Studio
Ranorex Studio is an all-in-one tool that automates testing for desktop, web, and mobile applications. Our industry-leading object recognition enables...Read more
What license do I need to create and run a Ranorex test?
1 Comment
Official Response from Ranorex Studio
A Ranorex Studio premium license allows you to create and maintain automated tests for all supported technologies and platforms, and execute your automated...Read more
Is there support available for the free trial version?
1 Comment
Official Response from Ranorex Studio
Yes! While you are evaluating Ranorex Studio, our pre-sales engineers are available to help you overcome any issues with your automation project and complete...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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