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At a Glance
ReSharper
ReSharper
Star Rating
(85)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$349.00 1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,796)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ReSharper vs Visual Studio

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ReSharper easier to use and set up. However, Visual Studio is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.

  • ReSharper and Visual Studio both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ReSharper is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over ReSharper.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ReSharper
Businesses and Organizations
$349.00
1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
ReSharper
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
74
9.1
3,080
Ease of Use
8.8
76
8.7
3,099
Ease of Setup
8.7
10
8.6
753
Ease of Admin
8.3
9
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.5
50
8.3
2,670
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
10
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
74
8.9
2,988
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
906
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
816
Not enough data
9.0
805
Not enough data
8.9
715
Not enough data
8.7
793
Not enough data
8.7
779
Not enough data
8.6
780
Not enough data
8.7
787
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
563
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
509
Not enough data
8.9
507
Not enough data
8.9
466
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
496
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
494
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
418
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
396
Not enough data
9.1
391
Not enough data
9.0
370
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
384
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.4
42
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Static Code AnalysisHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ReSharper
ReSharper
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
ReSharper and Visual Studio share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ReSharper
ReSharper
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
38.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
23.8%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.4%
Reviewers' Industry
ReSharper
ReSharper
Computer Software
29.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Internet
3.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
40.5%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
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Discussions
ReSharper
ReSharper Discussions
How do I make Resharper more performant in Visual Studio 2019?
1 Comment
AE
Hello Robert, Do you actually experience slow downs when this message is shown? If so we'd be grateful if you could provide a performance snapshot as...Read more
How does ReSharper integrate with 2019?
1 Comment
Yashwant S.
YS
You need to install it's extension from visual studio and that will be all I think. It integrates very well and you can customize it as per your preferences...Read more
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ReSharper has no more discussions with answers
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
Pratik  D.
PD
IDE for Applications DevelopmentRead more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
Khabul S.
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
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more