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Tornado
Visual Studio
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Tornado
(20)
3.8
out of
5
Tornado
By
The Apache Software Foundation
Visual Studio
(3,808)
4.5
out of
5
Visual Studio
By
Microsoft
At a Glance
Star Rating
(20)
3.8
out of
5
(3,808)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Ease of Use
(113)
Features
(109)
Slow Performance
(87)
High Resource Consumption
(45)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Tornado
Star Rating
(20)
3.8
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tornado
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,808)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Ease of Use
(113)
Features
(109)
Slow Performance
(87)
High Resource Consumption
(45)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio
Tornado vs Visual Studio
Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Tornado.
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 Tornado.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Tornado
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
Tornado
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
15
9.1
3,087
Ease of Use
7.8
15
8.7
3,106
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.6
761
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.5
546
Quality of Support
7.5
10
8.3
2,677
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
14
8.9
2,995
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
907
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
817
File Management
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
806
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
716
Customization
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
794
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
780
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
781
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
788
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
566
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
512
File Management
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
508
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
468
Customization
Not enough data
8.8
(won by default)
499
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
(won by default)
498
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
499
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
496
Application Development Platforms
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
420
Functionality
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
398
File Management
Not enough data
9.1
(won by default)
392
Multi-Language Support
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
371
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
(won by default)
391
Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
381
Help Guides
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
386
Patching & Updates
Not enough data
9.0
(won by default)
385
Application Server
Hide 24 Features
Show 24 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Data Redundancy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Server Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Version and Profile Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Web-based frameworks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data exchange
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Features
Centralized offering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Modernization
Cloud deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Microservices development
Not enough data
Not enough data
On-premises support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Modular architecture
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
AI Application Scaling
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Error Prediction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligent Resource Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Anomaly Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Intrusion Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile Development Platforms
Hide 3 Features
Show 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
44
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
41
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
8.3
(won by default)
41
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
8.5
(won by default)
41
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Tornado
Visual Studio
Tornado and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Tornado is categorized as
Python Web Frameworks
and
Application Server
Visual Studio is categorized as
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
,
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
,
Mobile Development Platforms
,
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
, and
Application Development Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Tornado
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
Visual Studio
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
35.8%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
32.3%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
35.8%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
31.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
32.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Tornado
Internet
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Computer Software
15.0%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Retail
5.0%
Other
30.0%
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
Tornado Discussions
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Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
PD
IDE for Applications Development
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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.
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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.
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