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Microsoft Visual Studio

visualstudio.com · Redmond, United States of America

Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft that provides tools for building, debugging, testing, and deploying applications across Windows, web, mobile, and cloud platforms. It serves software developers and development teams with a suite of editors, compilers, debuggers, and collaboration services, monetized through commercial licenses, subscriptions, and related cloud services. Visual Studio is part of Microsoft’s broader developer tools and services ecosystem, closely integrated with Azure and GitHub.

  • No-Code & Low-Code Platforms
  • MLOps & ML Platforms
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Revenue
$800.0M
Employees
2,500
Founded
1997
Headquarters
Redmond, United States of America

What 13 Arbolus experts think of Microsoft Visual Studio

NPS scores are exceptionally strong, with 55% of experts giving a score of 9 or above and no reports below 7. Renewal intent among high spenders and Influencers is consistently indicated as 'Yes.' All experts report long-term, sustained usage (more than one year), reflecting high stickiness. Key feedback themes include praise for debugging excellence, robust .NET integration, and project management, though some note concerns over resource usage and cost for smaller teams. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Microsoft Visual Studio

Total customers 13 13 current · 0 former
Reviews growth +13 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 67% (9)
  • Director 33% (4)
Founder Director NPS 7 Submitted Sep 2026
Data Engineer Not specified NPS 10 Will renew Submitted Aug 2026
Engineering Leader C-Suite NPS 10 Will renew Submitted Jun 2026

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Sentiment

61 Net Promoter Score, from 13 scored reviews
  • Promoters 8
  • Passives 5
  • Detractors 0

Cumulative NPS by month

-1 over 5 months
  • May 10
  • Jun 10
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 9

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 45 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • Lightweight Editions
  • Performance Improvement
  • Innovation in AI Integration
  • Superior Debugging Experience

Criticised

  • Can Be Intimidating for Non-developers
  • May Overwhelm Non-core Tasks
  • Resource Intensive
  • AI Assistants Displacing Usage

What customers say

Superior Debugging Experience
“I find that Visual Studio’s debugger makes stepping through a complex call stack much easier compared to any other editor, particularly for .NET or Azure work.”
Empowering for Non-developers
“I’m not a developer, but Visual Studio lets me perform small code changes and tests independently, especially when paired with AI-generated code.”
Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem
“I rely on Visual Studio for a complete environment for .NET and C# development, thanks to its seamless integration and strong project management and refactoring tools.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 100%
  • Will renew 4
  • Undecided 0
  • Not renewing 0

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 100% 2 answers
  • Not specified 100% 2 answers
  • 9.8/10 Average score from customers who will renew

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