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At a Glance
Rider
Rider
Star Rating
(66)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$419.00 1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,639)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Visual Studio excels in its integration with Azure DevOps, making it a preferred choice for teams heavily invested in Microsoft ecosystems, while Rider is praised for its seamless integration with JetBrains tools, enhancing productivity for developers familiar with those environments.
  • Reviewers mention that Rider's file management capabilities are superior, with features like "ReSharper" providing advanced code analysis and refactoring tools, which users say significantly improve their coding efficiency compared to Visual Studio's more basic file management options.
  • G2 users highlight that Rider offers better multi-language support, particularly for .NET Core and other languages, while Visual Studio is often seen as more limited in this area, focusing primarily on C# and VB.NET.
  • Users on G2 report that Rider's customization options are more robust, allowing for personalized workflows and themes, whereas Visual Studio's customization is perceived as less flexible, which can hinder user experience for those who prefer tailored environments.
  • Reviewers say that Visual Studio's help guides and documentation are extensive, but some users feel that Rider's documentation is more user-friendly and easier to navigate, making it simpler for new users to get up to speed.
  • Users report that Rider's patching and updates are more frequent and less disruptive, with many praising the "JetBrains Toolbox" for managing updates efficiently, while Visual Studio users mention that updates can sometimes be cumbersome and time-consuming.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Rider
Businesses and Organizations
$419.00
1 User Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Visual Studio
No pricing available
Free Trial
Rider
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
48
9.1
2,952
Ease of Use
9.0
48
8.7
2,965
Ease of Setup
9.7
6
8.5
611
Ease of Admin
9.7
5
8.5
524
Quality of Support
9.1
35
8.3
2,552
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
8.8
489
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
47
8.8
2,858
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
9.1
197
8.8
5,002
Functionality
9.4
30
9.1
746
9.5
30
8.9
736
9.0
25
9.0
649
9.3
28
8.7
726
8.9
29
8.7
711
8.7
27
8.6
714
9.2
28
8.7
720
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
3,213
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
472
Not enough data
8.9
469
Not enough data
8.9
429
Not enough data
8.9
463
Not enough data
8.8
460
Not enough data
8.7
462
Not enough data
8.7
458
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
9.0
2,191
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
323
Not enough data
9.1
319
Not enough data
9.1
296
Not enough data
9.0
318
Not enough data
8.8
307
Not enough data
8.8
314
Not enough data
9.0
314
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Rider
Rider
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Rider and Visual Studio are categorized as .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Rider
Rider
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.6%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Rider
Rider
Computer Software
25.0%
Computer Games
15.6%
Information Technology and Services
14.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Internet
6.3%
Other
32.8%
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Computer Software
30.7%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Higher Education
3.0%
Internet
2.4%
Financial Services
2.3%
Other
38.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Rider
Rider
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Krismar A.
KA
Krismar A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

One of the thing that I love on this is auto complition, suggestion and auto import of classess. I become more effecient this compare to visual studio code and visual studio.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Marco Adrian B.
MB
Marco Adrian B.
Verified User in Computer Software

Not free. I think it consumes more resources than VS and far more than VSCode. It would be better to be a lot more extensible like VSCode. Only for .NET. Not so much extensions.

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
RK
Rohit K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Visual Studio provides a major library of various programming languages to run code in your system with an ease of implementation for daily usage. If you are a coder and you are using this, you can understand how important it is for coding and make things...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

One of the most annoying thing is that you need to register to use the software, and that you must be connected all the time, otherwise it starts complaining. It is easy to find support for all-Microsoft solutions, but if you want to create something not...

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Discussions
Rider
Rider Discussions
How do you use Jetbrain rider?
1 comment
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Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
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8 comments
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6 comments
Khabul S.
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
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5 comments
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more