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At a Glance
TESS AI
TESS AI
Star Rating
(476)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TESS AI
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,805)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio

TESS AI vs Visual Studio

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

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than TESS AI.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that TESS AI is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of TESS AI over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
TESS AI
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
TESS AI
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
339
9.1
3,084
Ease of Use
8.9
352
8.7
3,103
Ease of Setup
8.9
230
8.6
758
Ease of Admin
8.8
124
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.8
292
8.3
2,674
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
125
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
351
8.9
2,992
Features by Category
8.5
172
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Data
8.7
105
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
Interaction
8.7
107
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.7
107
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Learning
8.6
106
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
7.8
6
Not enough data
System
8.1
105
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
Grammar
9.1
98
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
Formatting
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
Content
8.8
95
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
Product Type
8.4
92
Not enough data
7.2
90
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
83
Not enough data
9.2
84
Not enough data
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
907
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
817
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
716
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
780
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
8.7
788
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
564
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
467
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
497
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
495
8.4
141
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
104
Not enough data
8.4
102
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.4
102
Not enough data
8.2
102
Not enough data
8.2
102
Not enough data
8.4
102
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
8.4
101
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
67
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
Support
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.5
294
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.5
219
Not enough data
8.7
219
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.6
213
Not enough data
8.0
215
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.8
215
Not enough data
Model
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.5
202
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
134
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
7.8
93
Not enough data
8.5
92
Not enough data
7.9
92
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
8.0
70
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
7.9
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.6
93
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
44
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
7.8
6
Not enough data
Workflow Design & Integration - AI Orchestration
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization & Analytics - AI Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance Controls - AI Orchestration
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
TESS AI
TESS AI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
86.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.8%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.3%
Reviewers' Industry
TESS AI
TESS AI
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
5.1%
Graphic Design
4.3%
Animation
4.3%
Other
63.1%
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%
Alternatives
TESS AI
TESS AI Alternatives
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Add ChatGPT
Simplified
Simplified
Add Simplified
Canva
Canva
Add Canva
Gemini
Gemini
Add Gemini
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Alternatives
Xcode
Xcode
Add Xcode
Eclipse
Eclipse
Add Eclipse
NetBeans
NetBeans
Add NetBeans
Android Studio
Android Studio
Add Android Studio
Discussions
TESS AI
TESS AI Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
TESS AI has no 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