Microsoft Visual Studio vs SharePoint Designer comparison

Microsoft Visual Studio
Read 79 Microsoft Visual Studio reviews
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95% willing to recommend
SharePoint Designer
Read 49 SharePoint Designer reviews
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  • 390 Comparison Views
82% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Visual Studio and SharePoint Designer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two .NET Development Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Visual Studio
Ranking in .NET Development Services
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SharePoint Designer
Ranking in .NET Development Services
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Goran Peterson - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2022
Highly stable solution, good integration, and straightforward installation
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for developing SQL Server applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio has heightened the quality of the work that I do since it is checking everything. The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is its integration with Azure DevOps. The migration…
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Heidi Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 13, 2023
Easy to use, select, design, and update
I played with the Designer, and it showed recommendations for the PPT style. It was very easy for me. I am very new to the design and it was easy to use, select, and design. There are several selections to design. Those who are new, like me, will find it helpful We primarily use the basic…
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is also flexible enough to let me use Git as well as its own version control mechanism."
"The product integrates well with Azure Cloud, and it supports a ton of languages."
"Visual Studio makes it easier to compile the code and shows me the errors upfront when coding. For example, it will tell me when a reference is incorrect or if there's a mistake within the function calls. I like how it highlights with a red underline so that I know there's an error at that point."
"The solution includes a debug function that I can breakpoint to easily detect what is wrong with my applications."
"Visual Studio's best feature is debugging, which isn't available with any other Microsoft development tool."
"I like that it works fine and that it performs better than competing products. I'm very happy with Microsoft Visual Studio."
"We have no issues with scaling."
"I have found that it is scalable."
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"The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution."
"The document filing system is the solution's most valuable feature. We have used SharePoint as an option for a document managed system, like Documentum and IBM Filenet."
"Other valuable features are the ability able to update the master file, and creating the workflow."
"The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the development."
"The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is the storing of files. In the Office 365 version, there is the capability to share files with others which is helpful. The files have cross versions capability. If the solution is shut down abruptly the file is stored on the system automatically."
"The initial setup is not too complex."
"The scalability is excellent, and I rate it ten out of ten."
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Cons

"Additional components such as add-ons could be included in the installation packages."
"Sometimes, the deprecation of packages can be a challenge."
"The UI could be better, and development could be easier on Microsoft Visual Studio if there were more features like drag and drop and more frameworks, etc."
"Microsoft Visual Studio needs to improve integration."
"Microsoft Visual Studio can improve by bringing back designers. They used to have designers for architecture charts and diagrams. They were able to do things, such as database design. If they can bring them back, it would be great."
"The interface is slow to start up."
"I would like to see more on-premise tips and tools along with development time so that I don't need to go to a third-party site."
"Visual Studio Team System needs to improve documentation."
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"The designer itself could be improved, as it isn't particularly intuitive."
"SharePoint is too complex to install and maintain."
"The web services aspect of the solution is very weak."
"The solution is a bit complex. They should work to simplify it."
"The pricing is a little bit high and can be reduced."
"Sharepoint could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus."
"It would be helpful to have the SharePoint Designer capabilities built directly into SharePoint itself, into the management page, so as to create an online version of it directly in SharePoint."
"Designer is easy to manage."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the solution's free version."
"We purchased an expensive enterprise version of Microsoft Visual Studio."
"I am working with the open-source community version, which is free."
"We have an enterprise-level license. The cost is expensive for small to medium-sized organizations."
"Microsoft Visual Studio is a free product."
"The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio monthly is approximately $300."
"The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is approximately $400 annually."
"Licensing costs are reasonable."
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"I've never paid for SharePoint Designer. What I paid for, is the SharePoint license, the cava, and then the client accesses the line fee."
"The pricing is fair."
"The cost of the solution is based on multiple factors such as the number of users, and any customization that may be required."
"It is a free solution that does not require a license."
"The entire package is expensive. There is no extra cost in addition to the standard license."
"The price is reasonable."
"Most of the time, our customer's license from Microsoft includes the cost of SharePoint. However, if you have to buy it then SharePoint is quite expensive."
"SharePoint Designer is less expensive than other solutions we have used. We purchased Office 365 which SharePoint comes with the package."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
8%
Government
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Visual Studio?
We can use different .NET features.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Visual Studio?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a free product.
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Visual Studio?
We have different platforms available for web development. The solution must provide user-friendly features. We get updates frequently. Multiple versions are released within a short period. We need...
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What do you like most about SharePoint Designer?
It saved me big time once! My car got broken into and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SharePoint Designer?
I've leased Microsoft SharePoint Designer for the enterprise, not System Center. It's for private work, web development specifically.
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What needs improvement with SharePoint Designer?
For me, it's flexible enough for most things. But maybe they could improve the user interface to make it easier for everyone to navigate and use. That would be a big plus.
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Overview

Visual Studio.NET is the umbrella that represents the key pieces of the .NET platform delivered from Microsoft, including the .NET Framework, the recently announced .NET Core, and a shared common layer of packages, compilers and runtime. Read this .NET blog post about the evolution of the platform and the different pieces that make .NET 2015.
SharePoint Designer is the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. Using SharePoint Designer, advanced users and developers alike can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Advanced users can compose no-code solutions that encompass a variety of common scenarios, from collaborative sites and web publishing to Line-Of-Business data integration, business intelligence solutions, and human workflows, leveraging the building blocks available in SharePoint in an easy to use environment.
 

Sample Customers

Knab, Hamburg Port Authority, Kecioren Municipality, National Instruments, Hamburg Port Authority, Government of Odisha, Kongsberg Maritime AS
Pyrotek Inc., ICA, Deliver Australia, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Aegon, ABB Switzerland, Ascent Yarns Private Limited, Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Hitachi Consulting
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