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At a Glance
Draw.io
Draw.io
Star Rating
(441)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,796)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio

Draw.io vs Visual Studio

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Draw.io easier to use and set up. However, Visual Studio is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Draw.io.
  • 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 Draw.io.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Draw.io
No pricing available
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
Draw.io
No trial information available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
381
9.1
3,077
Ease of Use
8.8
385
8.7
3,096
Ease of Setup
9.2
94
8.6
750
Ease of Admin
8.3
52
8.5
545
Quality of Support
8.1
230
8.3
2,667
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
40
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
371
8.9
2,985
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
903
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
814
Not enough data
9.0
804
Not enough data
8.9
714
Not enough data
8.7
793
Not enough data
8.7
777
Not enough data
8.6
780
Not enough data
8.7
787
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
563
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
467
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
497
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
495
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
417
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
396
Not enough data
9.1
391
Not enough data
9.0
370
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
387
Not enough data
9.0
385
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
8.5
42
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.5
40
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Draw.io
Draw.io
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Draw.io and Visual Studio share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Draw.io
Draw.io
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
49.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
23.0%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Draw.io
Draw.io
Computer Software
16.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.3%
Design
5.1%
Internet
3.5%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
56.4%
Visual Studio
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
Draw.io
Draw.io Discussions
Some time it automaticaly stoped responding even it is connected to network.
2 Comments
Sofia L.
SL
Hi, On the upper part where says "Help" there is an option to turn on the "Work Offline" option, when you clic it explains how to use the offline...Read more
Do you plan to create a offline tool?
2 Comments
Adrian B.
AB
Happy to say this already exists. From the "Help" menu, "Download draw.io Desktop..."Read more
Could the concurrence of people working on the same diagram be implemented?
2 Comments
GM
Yes, It is workable by your entire teamRead more
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
10 Comments
Pratik  D.
PD
IDE for Applications DevelopmentRead more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
Khabul S.
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
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more