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Microsoft Visual Studio vs GeneXus Comparison (2026)

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Microsoft Visual Studio

GeneXus

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio Online is a web based collaboration and project management application designed for software shipping and building. The Online platform enables you to create software projects as well as track and manage programming processes to help identify bugs, new features and more.

GeneXus is the best Low-Code Platform that you don't know yet. It's a Software Development Platform that simplifies and automates the tasks of creating and evolving enterprise applications and multi-channel user-experiences.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

600

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

1.9K

936

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

85%

would recommend this app

4.5

153

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

77%

would recommend this app

Pros

“This program is a good software for when creating programs that you want to have .exe to install your programs .It has a very explainable interface and gives you lots of options when it comes to building a windows or cross platform application the plugins can be very overwhelming due to all the plugins and extentions they have to offer.”

Samuel S.

Coder

“It provides comprehensive features and third party plugins, great debugging, vast documentation and support, and of course, integration to the Microsoft ecosystem.”

Paul S.

Software Engineer

“My overall experience with Microsoft Visual Studio has been very productive due to its robust development tools, strong debugging capabilities, and deep integration with Microsoft ecosystems.”

Kang R.

App Developer

Pros

“This software development system is a good solution for professionals who design personalized tools for the company in a unique way, since it even has automated systems and it is something that I like because while working this tool collaborates to make it easier to develop and maintain new applications without being complex, in addition to the fact that the interface is friendly and the business versions are quite accessible ”

Deyna R.

System Engineer

“At the factory, I'm now building web apps to solve a number of problems that were previously solved using excel, greatly improving output and reducing user burden.”

Atul K.

Technical Team Lead

“The wiki probably works across multiple platforms since it can support legacy systems. Because of its high cost, small and medium-sized organisations may find it difficult to deploy.”

Atul K.

Technical Team Lead

Cons

“Their github copilot changes sooo much with upgrades and doesn't give much when doing a whole program cause cut's me off alot so it can use some improvement.”

Samuel S.

Coder

“Recent versions, especially with newer tech (e.g. Blazor, MAUI, .NET 8+) are prone to: Debugger bugs,IntelliSense crashes and IDE fre.”

Adel S.

freelancer

“The visual layout tools for forms are a little slow, and easily corrupted with text edits. ”

Mario G.

IT Director

Cons

“GeneXus offers a lot of different features for different types of development projects and technologies and somehow fails while trying to cover to much terrain. ”

Ignacio B.

Developer

“Customer Support does respond rapidly but they may not be able to solve the problem or help you in the time needed for a critical project.”

Ignacio B.

Developer

“As somehow who has used GeneXus for 10+ years I've heard a lot of hate towards the tool, mostly from people who hasn't used it no longer than a training course.”

Ignacio B.

Developer