# ReSharper vs Visual Studio Code Comparison

| | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 84 | 2,679 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (38.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $349.00 1 User Per Year | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### ReSharper

**Not enough data**

### Visual Studio Code

Pros:
- Ease of Use (122 reviews)
- Extensions (95 reviews)

Cons:
- Extension Issues (67 reviews)
- Slow Performance (41 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (73 reviews) | 9.3 (2173 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (75 reviews) | 9.2 (2191 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 9.3 (590 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (225 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (49 reviews) | 8.7 (1791 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (196 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | 9.5 (2101 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### ReSharper

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Businesses and Organizations

Price: $349.00 1 User Per Year

Description: $279 /2nd year and $ 209 /3rd year onwards

Key Features:
- Or pay monthly $ 34.90
- 50% discount for startups
- dotUltimate available from $ 469 /1st year (All .NET tools, ReSharper C++ and JetBrains Rider, together in one pack)

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/resharper/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Visual Studio Code

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Text Editor

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ReSharper** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | 9.1/10 | 1817 |

#### Coding

| Feature | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (1605 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1613 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1575 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | Not enough data | 9.1 (1507 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (1239 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1554 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1460 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1581 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1473 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1636 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1217 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (138 reviews) | 

### Static Code Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ReSharper** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis

| Feature | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to ReSharper (1):** [Static Code Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-code-analysis)

**Unique to Visual Studio Code (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | ReSharper | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 37.3% | 44.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 38.6% | 30.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 24.1% | 25.5% | 

### By Industry

#### ReSharper

- **Computer Software:** 28.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3%
- **Automotive:** 3.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.6%
- **Construction:** 2.4%
- **Education Management:** 2.4%
- **Insurance:** 2.4%
- **Wholesale:** 2.4%
- **Other:** 27.7%

#### Visual Studio Code

- **Computer Software:** 34.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.1%
- **Program Development:** 3.2%
- **Financial Services:** 2.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.3%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.8%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 23.3%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to ReSharper

- [SonarQube](https://www.g2.com/products/sonarqube/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (141 reviews)
- [Coverity](https://www.g2.com/products/coverity/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (55 reviews)
- [CodeRush](https://www.g2.com/products/coderush/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (10 reviews)
- [Roslyn](https://www.g2.com/products/roslyn/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [Checkmarx](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (36 reviews)
- [Veracode Application Security Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veracode-application-security-platform/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (25 reviews)
- [Codacy](https://www.g2.com/products/codacy/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [Klocwork](https://www.g2.com/products/klocwork/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (23 reviews)
- [OpenText Core Application Security](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-core-application-security/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (34 reviews)
- [OpsPilot](https://www.g2.com/products/opspilot/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (180 reviews)

### Alternatives to Visual Studio Code

- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2467 reviews)
- [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1781 reviews)
- [UltraEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1123 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews)
- [Bluefish](https://www.g2.com/products/bluefish/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (51 reviews)
- [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### ReSharper

- Title: [How does ReSharper integrate with 2019?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-resharper-integrate-with-2019) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [How do I make Resharper more performant in Visual Studio 2019?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/31627-how-do-i-make-resharper-more-performant-in-visual-studio-2019) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."

### Visual Studio Code

- Title: [Is Visual Studio code an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-visual-studio-code-an-ide) — 12 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it's an IDE"
- Title: [What is Visual Studio Code used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-visual-studio-code-used-for) — 8 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Visual Studio Code, often referred to as VS Code, is a popular source-code editor developed by Microsoft. It's used for a variety of programming languages..."
- Title: [Why is Visual Studio code so popular?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-is-visual-studio-code-so-popular) — 6 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Well, mostly because of its simplicity and friendly user interface and smooth performance. Any beginner who might have downloaded vsCode can easily navigate..."
- Title: [How do developers leverage the features of Visual Studio Code to enhance their programming efficiency?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-developers-leverage-the-features-of-visual-studio-code-to-enhance-their-programming-efficiency) — 5 comments, 5 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "We can use extension for more enhancement, we can use dedicated function for particular code."
- Title: [What is the use of Visual Studio code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-visual-studio-code) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Visual studio code is an IDE , you can call it as editor which you can use use to write code . You can write code in html , css , javascript , angular etc ...."

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