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At a Glance
ReSharper
ReSharper
Star Rating
(85)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$349.00 1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,359)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ReSharper 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 ReSharper.
  • 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 ReSharper.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ReSharper
Businesses and Organizations
$349.00
1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
ReSharper
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
74
9.3
1,901
Ease of Use
8.8
76
9.2
1,911
Ease of Setup
8.7
10
9.2
305
Ease of Admin
8.3
9
8.9
214
Quality of Support
8.5
50
8.7
1,559
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
10
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
74
9.5
1,836
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.1
1,518
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1423
Not enough data
8.9
1415
Not enough data
9.2
1407
Not enough data
9.1
1359
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1119
Not enough data
9.2
1336
Not enough data
9.0
1341
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1372
Not enough data
9.2
1320
Not enough data
9.3
1405
Not enough data
8.9
1091
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ReSharper
ReSharper
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
ReSharper and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
ReSharper
ReSharper is categorized as Static Code Analysis
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ReSharper
ReSharper
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
38.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
23.8%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.5%
Reviewers' Industry
ReSharper
ReSharper
Computer Software
29.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Internet
3.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
40.5%
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
32.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
ReSharper
ReSharper
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DO
David O.
Verified User in Market Research

It allows you to refactor code into functions with the contextual menu, automatically create constructors or properties, shows you when parts of your code could be written in a better way or using operators more suited so you learn to program better. Shows...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Joe How H.
JH
Joe How H.
Verified User in Oil & Energy

Anti-virus and windows defender always slow down ReSharper. Although my company has added exception for ReSharper, windows defender and anti virus will still scan it before Visual Studio starts. It can be very annoying that Visual Studio always complain...

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
Bilal Y.
BY
Bilal Y.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

can't handle heavy projects, PHP handling is not at best, and many things which just don't feel good and takes time to load

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Discussions
ReSharper
ReSharper Discussions
How do I make Resharper more performant in Visual Studio 2019?
1 comment
AE
Hello Robert, Do you actually experience slow downs when this message is shown? If so we'd be grateful if you could provide a performance snapshot as...Read more
How does ReSharper integrate with 2019?
1 comment
Yashwant S.
YS
You need to install it's extension from visual studio and that will be all I think. It integrates very well and you can customize it as per your preferences...Read more
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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