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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,809)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioWhimsical
Star Rating
(187)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansVisual Studio vs Whimsical
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Whimsical easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Whimsical overall.
- Visual Studio and Whimsical both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Whimsical is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Whimsical over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Visual Studio
No pricing availableWhimsical
Free
$0.00
1 Editor Per Month
For personal projects and flexible collaboration.
- Unlimited workspace members
- All Whimsical file types
- 3 team boards
Free Trial
Visual Studio
No trial information availableWhimsical
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
3,088
9.1
127
Ease of Use
8.7
3,107
9.3
129
Ease of Setup
8.6
762
9.5
29
Ease of Admin
8.5
546
9.1
25
Quality of Support
8.3
2,678
8.7
89
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
510
9.6
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
2,996
9.3
123
Features by Category
Tasks
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Projects
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Resource Management
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Project Monitoring
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Generative AI
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Agentic AI - Project Management
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Functionality
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
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
468
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
496
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.6
78
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.1
62
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
8.9
65
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
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Functionality
9.1
399
Not enough data
9.1
392
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
385
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.6
28
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Visual Studio and Whimsical share no categories
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Whimsical
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 Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Computer Software
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Financial Services
8.5%
Design
7.4%
Other
43.2%
Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
PD
IDE for Applications DevelopmentRead 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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