Compare Qt and Visual Studio Code 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Qt
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(2,343)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Qt 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 Qt.
- 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 Qt.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qt
No pricing availableVisual Studio Code
No pricing availableFree Trial
Qt
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
44
9.3
1,885
Ease of Use
8.4
44
9.2
1,895
Ease of Setup
8.3
12
9.2
289
Ease of Admin
8.3
11
8.9
214
Quality of Support
8.3
29
8.7
1,545
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
10
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
44
9.5
1,820
Features by Category
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
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Management
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Performance
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Support
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Application Design
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Application Control
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Functionality
9.0
5
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7.7
5
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8.3
5
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8.0
5
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8.7
5
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8.3
5
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7.7
5
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Platform - App Monetization Platforms
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Advertising - App Monetization Platforms
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Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software
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Organization - ALM Software
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Qt and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Qt is categorized as Application Development Platforms, Component Libraries, IoT Development Tools, IoT Platforms, C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE), App Monetization Platforms, 3D Design, Mobile App Debugging, Mobile Development Frameworks, Mobile Development Platforms, and ALM Software
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qt
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
29.4%
Telecommunications
5.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Higher Education
5.9%
Other
47.1%
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
Qt
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Amine L.
Verified User in Internet
I like that Qt Creator is a modern IDE with all the modern features that a developer in 2016 should have. Simple interface, great functionalities, awesome debugger, god-like auto-completion, and a lot more features.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Gideon A.
Verified User in Computer Software
The price is too high and may leave some developers out
Visual Studio Code
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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
Palash K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Extremely limited features with respect to standard and hugely popular IDES like Visual Studio Lack of Project Structures and project Templates made enterprise-wide application development very difficult.
Amine L.
Verified User in Internet
I like that Qt Creator is a modern IDE with all the modern features that a developer in 2016 should have. Simple interface, great functionalities, awesome debugger, god-like auto-completion, and a lot more features.
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...
Gideon A.
Verified User in Computer Software
The price is too high and may leave some developers out
Palash K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Extremely limited features with respect to standard and hugely popular IDES like Visual Studio Lack of Project Structures and project Templates made enterprise-wide application development very difficult.
Discussions
What are the primary benefits of QtCreator?
1 comment
LR
QtCreator has many benefits:
+ It is stable mature software being continuously developed and maintained following best practices since 1995.
+ It has...Read more
What is the use of Qt Creator?
1 comment
SP
It’s a multi-platform Développement IDE available for windows, Linux, macOS, android and others.Read more
Is Qt Creator IDE free?
1 comment
SP
QT Creator is the development IDE, you can use the IDE however the QT libraries are only free for open source development which means if you use the open...Read more
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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