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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Unity
Star Rating
(363)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about UnityVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,772)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioUnity 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 Unity.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Unity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Unity over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Unity
No pricing availableVisual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Unity
No trial information availableVisual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
309
9.1
3,065
Ease of Use
8.6
308
8.7
3,084
Ease of Setup
8.5
57
8.6
738
Ease of Admin
7.9
46
8.5
544
Quality of Support
8.4
289
8.3
2,657
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
47
8.8
509
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
299
8.9
2,973
Features by Category
Design
7.8
45
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.7
48
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
Move
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
Store & Manage
8.5
50
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
808
Not enough data
8.9
798
Not enough data
8.9
709
Not enough data
8.7
787
Not enough data
8.7
773
Not enough data
8.6
775
Not enough data
8.7
782
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
508
Not enough data
8.9
505
Not enough data
8.9
465
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.8
496
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.7
494
Visual Fidelity
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
Creation Tools
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
7.5
110
Not enough data
7.9
110
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
393
Not enough data
9.0
389
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
8.9
388
Not enough data
8.7
378
Not enough data
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
383
Generative AI
5.6
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.6
38
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Unity and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Unity is categorized as AR Game Engine, VR Game Engine, Game Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, and Animation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Unity
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 Games
40.1%
Computer Software
10.8%
Entertainment
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Animation
4.3%
Other
33.0%
Computer Software
30.9%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
Is Unity PLUS subscription need to pay monthly for a year?
2 Comments
ZB
Hey Zulkifli, good question! In the jump between Unity Personal and Unity Plus, it doesn't seem Unity has a month-to-month subscription option. If you're...Read more
will unity always will have only one language support?
2 Comments
ES
I agree with Luuk, It doesn't look like unity developers have in mind that, they are implementing DOTS (Data-Oriented Technology Stack) so it will change...Read more
What are the most compatible tools for models
2 Comments
MA
3DS Max outputs its models as right handed models which most 3D packages use, Blender outputs models that are left handed. Unity uses the left handed...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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