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Usability Score Breakdown Ease of Admin Average: 8.8 8.9 Ease of Use Average: 8.3 9.0 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.2 Customer Segment Breakdown Small Business 83% Mid Market 12% Enterprise 4% [Expand/Collapse Visual Studio](#) #2 [![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")](/products/visual-studio/reviews) [Visual Studio](/products/visual-studio/reviews) 8.9 [Expand/Collapse Visual Studio](#) Overall Usability Score 8.9 Usability Score Breakdown Ease of Admin Average: 8.8 8.9 Ease of Use Average: 8.3 8.7 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.0 Customer Segment Breakdown Small Business 36% Mid Market 32% Enterprise 32% [Expand/Collapse DevExpress](#) #3 [![DevExpress](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a57b152e38712ef08473c51e9cce49c8/devexpress.png "DevExpress")](/products/devexpress/reviews) [DevExpress](/products/devexpress/reviews) 8.4 [Expand/Collapse DevExpress](#) Overall Usability Score 8.4 Usability Score Breakdown Ease of Admin Average: 8.8 9.8 Ease of Use Average: 8.3 8.3 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.6 Customer Segment Breakdown Small Business 74% Mid Market 17% Enterprise 9% [Expand/Collapse .NET 4.5](#) #4 [![.NET 4.5](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a6bbe1512909a9425f5a709749e87a35/net-4-5.jpg ".NET 4.5")](/products/net-4-5/reviews) [.NET 4.5](/products/net-4-5/reviews) 8.0 [Expand/Collapse .NET 4.5](#) Overall Usability Score 8.0 Usability Score Breakdown Ease of Admin Average: 8.8 9.6 Ease of Use Average: 8.3 8.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.5 Customer Segment Breakdown Small Business 33% Mid Market 36% Enterprise 31% [Expand/Collapse Monodevelop](#) #5 [![Monodevelop](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2b842a84334fd72c68b06f0f1a759741/monodevelop.png "Monodevelop")](/products/monodevelop/reviews) [Monodevelop](/products/monodevelop/reviews) 6.3 [Expand/Collapse Monodevelop](#) Overall Usability Score 6.3 Usability Score Breakdown Ease of Admin Average: 8.8 6.7 Ease of Use Average: 8.3 7.5 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 7.6 Customer Segment Breakdown Small Business 85% Mid Market 9% Enterprise 6%