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NetBeans
NetBeans
(670)
4.1 out of 5
NetBeans
By NetBeans
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
(2,347)
4.7 out of 5
Visual Studio Code
By Microsoft
At a Glance
NetBeans
NetBeans
Star Rating
(670)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,347)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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NetBeans vs Visual Studio Code

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

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than NetBeans.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over NetBeans.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
NetBeans
No pricing available
Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
NetBeans
No trial information available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
606
9.3
1,889
Ease of Use
8.5
608
9.2
1,899
Ease of Setup
8.5
105
9.2
293
Ease of Admin
8.4
103
8.9
214
Quality of Support
7.8
521
8.7
1,549
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
85
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
595
9.5
1,824
Features by Category
Text EditorHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.1
1,508
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1413
Not enough data
8.9
1405
Not enough data
9.2
1397
Not enough data
9.1
1349
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1109
Not enough data
9.2
1326
Not enough data
9.0
1331
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1362
Not enough data
9.2
1310
Not enough data
9.3
1395
Not enough data
8.9
1081
PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.2
69
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
8.0
54
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.4
58
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
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NetBeans and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
NetBeans
NetBeans
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
44.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.8%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.5%
Reviewers' Industry
NetBeans
NetBeans
Computer Software
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
22.3%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.5%
Program Development
3.7%
Other
31.4%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Computer Software
34.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.2%
Program Development
3.0%
Financial Services
2.6%
Internet
2.4%
Other
32.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
NetBeans
NetBeans
Most Helpful Favorable Review
VR
Vishwas R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Netbeans allows you create a lot of variety of project not only in Java but also C/C++. My best experience with it was while mimicking the SOAP request and response. We had to create a web service which used SOAP principles to send and receive web data....

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Falta de utilidades y mayor ayuda en cuanto a la edición de ficheros y compilado al vuelo.

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Most Helpful Favorable Review
AK
Avinash K.
Verified User in Computer Software

1. The simple and intuitive user interface 2. Available on all the platforms i.e. Linux, Windows, MacOS 3. Plethora of extensions are available in the marketplace and you can download it in one-click 4. It has an integrated terminal so that you can run your...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Computer Software

Visual studio code does not have any compiler or custom language formatting (e.g. syntax highlighting). So you can just edit code (case sensitive) if you would need to compile it later.

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Discussions
NetBeans
NetBeans Discussions
Would it be possible to integrate with python?
3 comments
RA
Python support in NetBeans allows you to choose the version of Python used to run the Project. Currently, NetBeans comes with Jython 2.5 (alpha 3)...Read more
How do I write a code using cloudism using Netbeans?
1 comment
EP
http://cort.as/-LKdGRead more
Does the module implement or define any standards?
1 comment
TN
Without knowing which module. This can't be answered. Read more
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 comments
YS
Visual Studio Code is a code editor, not a full-fledged integrated development environment (IDE). Free to Use Beginner Friendly.Read more
What is Visual Studio Code used for?
7 comments
VS
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a free, open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. You can do any type of programming and scripting tasks easily on VS...Read more
Why is Visual Studio code so popular?
6 comments
YS
Easy To use. Beginner Friendly. Many Extension to ease our Work. The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more
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