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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Visual Studio Code? Visual Studio Code helps developers, programmers, software engineers, web developers, and students run, debug, and edit codes. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 1694 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Visual Studio Code is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Bug Tracking Software - Change Management Software - Code Review - Custom Development - Version Control ## Integrations (4 total) - Docker - Git - GitHub - GitLab ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software ## Category - [Source Code Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31420/source-code-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Difficult to track down bug when it is inside one of the binaries. VSCode SSH / container plugin needs more work, it still frequently disconnect for me for no obvious reason. > > Great software that I work with every single day. I have used VSCode to replace JetBrains product suite and never looked back. Great extension integration, and easily integrates with everything imaginable. At Cerebras we have built tooling tightly integrated with VSCode and it is our default development tool. ----- ### "Software developer" — 4.0/5 > **marc** | *May 8, 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Lightweight ide that has a alot of features and can be customized to the users needs > > **Cons**: Personally, im not a fan of the ui. it looks a bit cluttered and disorganized ----- ### "Amazing and always improving." — 5.0/5 > **Tommy** | *January 3, 2025* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's a free software that has one of the most plug-ins. The plug-ins makes the software experience elevated. > > **Cons**: Nothing yet. Have not used every features since there was no need to. > > One of the best text editor software in the world. This software is one of the leading industry that shows free software can be amazing and should not cost consumers. ----- ### "Great daily driver for code editing software" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *February 4, 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visual Studio Code have the core functionality, built in compilers, debuggers and tools for JavaScript coding. > > **Cons**: It is not beginner friendly and its not easy to setup. It takes time to learn and setup the different development environments. > > Overall good as it is my first and main code editing software to use for JavaScript and many other development environments. ----- ### "Reliable code editor" — 4.0/5 > **Osama** | *January 23, 2026* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's interface is clean and simple, so even beginners can understand it quickly. Supports many coding languages and has a lot of useful extensions.Has multiple features like auto-complete,syntax highlighting reduce mistakes.The best part is that it is free and regularly updated. > > **Cons**: Visual studio code is sometimes confusing because of too many extensions. Some extension can cause a bug or slow performance. > > Overall experience with Visual Studio Code is very positive. It is reliable and flexible for both beginners and experienced users. ----- Page: 1 / 69\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/186634/visual-studio-code?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/186634/visual-studio-code) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data