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ASP.NET vs Zend Studio comparison

Microsoft and Zend are both solutions in the .NET Development Services category. Microsoft is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while Zend is ranked #5. Microsoft holds a 12.0% mindshare in NDS, compared to Zend’s 3.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zend users who would recommend it.
ASP.NET
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96% willing to recommend
Zend Studio
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Categories and Ranking

ASP.NET
Ranking in .NET Development Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zend Studio
Ranking in .NET Development Services
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the .NET Development Services category, the mindshare of ASP.NET is 12.0%, up from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zend Studio is 3.8%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
.NET Development Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ASP.NET12.0%
Zend Studio3.8%
Other84.2%
.NET Development Services
 

Featured Reviews

Amr Hammad - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved development efficiency through long-term familiarity and reliable architecture
It's important to focus on productivity. The more heavyweight the system becomes, the more we need to focus only on our core and repeated functionalities, making them easier for us. They have done a great job in this, but we still need more improvements. What we need is for developers to complete tasks in less time. ChatGPT helps us significantly, but this is through an external tool. If it were integrated into the system, providing self-revision and highlighting recommendations when code is written, automatically highlighting weaknesses and problems, that would be a great improvement.
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marketacumen - PeerSpot reviewer
It has higher quality code, faster debugging, and higher quality projects
* Stability is sometimes lacking in updates. * Search/replace across multiple files is not ideal. * The debugger often has problems determining where to map files to local projects, as well as setting breakpoints, which often are ignored depending on your configuration. * The product requires a subscription to Zend Server Developer, which used to be free and now has an annual fee, but it is still worth the money.
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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

"We find the solution to be scalable."
"The solution is useful for seeing what old technology was before the new technology we use today, such as .NET."
"I would say that we have seen a return on investment when it comes to this solution."
"ASP.NET is stable. I did not have to do any maintenance on it."
"The main pro is that it's very easy and we have Microsoft helping to stabilize the product which is coming with the all new features every year."
"This framework is very easy to use and tweak for our business needs."
"While using ASP.net, we can create interactive websites."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
More ASP.NET pros
"It has the ability to jump to any file in your project with a few keystrokes, as well as the ability to command-click on any token in your code and have it jump to the token's definition."
"It has higher quality code, faster debugging, and higher quality projects."
 

Cons

"Sometimes it can be really difficult to debug using ASP.NET. When there's an issue, trying to find out the cause is not always easy, so debugging is the top area for improvement, in my opinion."
"The con is that every year they are launching a new technology, and for a company like us, we get confused which version should be used."
"It would be beneficial if Microsoft provided more support for certain technologies, such as Blazor, in the form of basic components. As it stands, some reliance on third-party tools may be necessary. Having more support from Microsoft for these technologies would make it easier for users to build and maintain applications. For example, the grids, date pickers, and dropdown lists would be components to add."
"The technology to integrate with cloud information could be improved."
"The solution's initial setup is intermediate, and it could be improved."
"An area for improvement is the structure template."
"The solution needs to support its framework on all devices used for mobile application development."
"The caching could improve in ASP.NET. I don't often run into limitations with ASP.NET. More often, it's the other tools we use that slow us down."
More ASP.NET cons
"The debugger often has problems determining where to map files to local projects."
"Stability is sometimes lacking in updates."
"Most recent set of patches (2018) on Mac OS X caused the app to crash when you would cut more than 10 lines of code. Apparently, this was due to a bug in Eclipse, but regardless, it took several months for Zend to post a patch."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is somewhere in the middle. Not too expensive, but not the cheapest either."
"On a scale from one to ten, with one being cost efficient and 10 being the most expensive, I would rate ASP.NET's pricing at six. There used to be IAF, which you could spin on a Windows machine. However, that sort of setup does not exist for Linux machines. Because customers still prefer a Windows underlying infrastructure, it can get expensive."
"The solution is open source and free."
"ASP.NET is open-source and free of charge."
"The price of ASP.NET is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"ASP.NET is not an expensive solution."
"The solution is free to use."
"The pricing is a bit high and I believe that it can be brought down."
More ASP.NET pricing and cost advice
"The product requires a subscription to Zend Server Developer, which used to be free and now has an annual fee, but it is still worth the money."
"Licensing is reasonable for this type of tool. Although, you can cobble together a solution which is zero cost."
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Company Size

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Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ASP.NET?
It is easy to install ASP.NET on your laptop.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is not an expensive solution.
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What needs improvement with ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a very slow tool, and it should be faster.
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Overview

ASP.NET is a free web framework for building web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Microsoft
Zend Studio – the PHP IDE for smarter development. It codes faster with up to 3X performance improvements in indexing, validation, searching of PHP code. It has superior PHP 7.1 support, PHP 7.1 express migration assistant, and seamless integration with Zend Server 9. It provides robust debugging capabilities with Xdebug, Zend Debugger, and Z-Ray integration. Zend Studio has an extensive plugin capabilities provided by the large Eclipse eco-system and supports for best-in-class dev tools including Docker and Git Flow Intelligent code editor. Deploy PHP applications on any server including cloud support for Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure and support for HiDPi displays - scale graphics (ala 4K resolution).
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