Visual Studio Code Pricing Overview

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Small-Business

$$$$

22% less expensive

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Mid-Market

$$$$

15% less expensive

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Enterprise

$$$$

33% less expensive

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

Average Discount

19%

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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Visual Studio Code Pricing Reviews

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Antonio D.

Lead Product Engineer

Financial Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/3/2019

"Code Editor of the Future"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

This is an absolutely amazing and incredible code editor. Personally I can not imagine myself working without this code editor. It is super extensible and configurable and comes as an amazing editor out the box already. Has support for nearly everything, is open source and backed by a very large community of developers as well as by Microsoft. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I'd say the only dislike I have is that you need to spend some time to get this product configured and going for specific types of issues, but even that is getting better! Plugin Packs allow you to install all the extensions you need with one simply click to install and this enables you to hit the ground running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Google for an article that tells you how to set up your ideal development environment! There's so many resources out there that are eager and ready to give you information on how to get the most effective setup in as little effort as possible. My favorite extensions are Bracket Pair Colorizer (Viasforsa) and Better Comments. :-) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having a simple to use, free application that allows me to edit code, have Intellisense and code inspection and also some basic features that come with IDEs. This code editor is truly the embodiment of a light weight IDE more than a code editor but at the same time it can be just a code editor if you disable all the extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abishek A.

Undergraduate Computer Science Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/26/2026

"Excellent Free IDE for Developers"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Some of the reasons for which VS Code is considered a great tool include elegant design, superb performance, and flexibility. The software works well for almost any programming language. Being a student in university, VS Code is an often-used piece of software while participating in hackathons, coding competitions, assignments, and projects due to ease of installation and speediness of the software.

There are a number of extensions I use while using VS Code, such as GitHub Copilot, Blackbox AI, Live Server, debugger extensions, among others, because they increase speed and efficiency while coding and debugging. AI-based software, such as GitHub Copilot and Blackbox AI help in increasing efficiency, suggesting codes and building the logic of the program.

Integration of GitHub and MongoDB is quite simple when working on several projects within one workspace.

ROI is perhaps the best part of VS Code. It's absolutely free but packed with a lot of functionalities that cost money in many other IDEs.

Onboarding process is quite smooth because of a number of tutorials, extensions, and a Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

What I do not like about Visual Studio Code is that even though GitHub Copilot is a helpful tool in terms of providing suggestions and completing smaller codes, it cannot compare to AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Claude, or Windsurf. They have better context understanding and are capable of creating bigger parts of codes or processes.

A disadvantage that can be mentioned is related to configuration. Sometimes, configuration of different extensions and compiling and debugging tools can become difficult for novices. Using too many extensions may affect performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

VS Code can assist in solving issues associated with coding effectiveness, project management, and setup in different programming languages. The use of Visual Studio Code makes switching IDEs and setting up development environments for various programming languages much simpler and more effective than it used to be.

Using VS Code allows me to easily create and work with files such as .js, .html, .py, .java, and many other formats in a light workspace. Using various extensions including GitHub Copilot, Live Server, debuggers, and Blackbox AI helps decrease the amount of time it takes to develop assignments and participate in hackathons and personal projects.

The use of artificial intelligence code assistance is very helpful when I need to use some specific structure or code format that is difficult to remember. It is possible to suggest or automatically generate the whole piece of code, which is a great feature for development purposes.

It also helps me work with versions of my project in GitHUB and databases using MongoDB. It helps me save time and makes the process of project creation more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.