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At a Glance
PuTTY
PuTTY
Star Rating
(347)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PuTTY
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,343)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio Code

PuTTY vs Visual Studio Code

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio Code easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with PuTTY, along with administration.

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than PuTTY.
  • 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 PuTTY.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing available
Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
PuTTY
No trial information available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
321
9.3
1,885
Ease of Use
8.9
321
9.2
1,895
Ease of Setup
9.3
83
9.2
289
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
8.9
214
Quality of Support
8.0
232
8.7
1,545
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
315
9.5
1,820
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.1
14,446
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1410
Not enough data
8.9
1402
Not enough data
9.2
1394
Not enough data
9.1
1346
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1107
Not enough data
9.2
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1328
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1359
Not enough data
9.2
1307
Not enough data
9.3
1392
Not enough data
8.9
1078
8.2
1,687
Not enough data
Performance
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
157
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Licensing
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
Security
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Functionality
7.6
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
PuTTY and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY is categorized as Terminal Emulator
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.8%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.5%
Reviewers' Industry
PuTTY
PuTTY
Information Technology and Services
33.5%
Computer Software
14.8%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer Networking
4.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Other
36.8%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Computer Software
34.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.2%
Program Development
3.1%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.4%
Other
32.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
PuTTY
PuTTY
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tapan J.
TJ
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

It lets you connect any machine to any remote machine.Also there is no option to remember your password which makes it more safe so that other people are not able to temper with your jobs.It is highly configurable and also able to perform secure file...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MS
Mohamed S.
Verified User in Computer Software

Windows Start has some shortcomings such as appearance customization, as there are not yet different versions. There are cases where there can be an excess of statistics and where the computer device can be very stuck, which significantly influences the...

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
ZS
zo s.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Despite the great looks, this application does crash often and every few months, it refuses to start up. In those cases, I have to uninstall and then reinstall it.

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Discussions
PuTTY
PuTTY Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 comments
Mandar P.
MP
Yes you can save with or without passwordRead more
I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
PuTTY is primarily designed as an SSH client and terminal emulator, so it may not be the ideal tool for your specific requirements with the TS7200 and ESP-32...Read more
Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
Certainly! I'll guide you through the process of configuring each type of port forwarding in PuTTY with examples for better understanding. Let's start with...Read more
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 comments
Yogesh S.
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
Vivek S.
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
Yogesh S.
YS
Easy To use. Beginner Friendly. Many Extension to ease our Work. The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more