Compare CircleCI and Microsoft Visual Studio - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 26, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CircleCI or Microsoft Visual Studio?

CircleCI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Visual Studio, and CircleCI is rated higher (79/100) than Microsoft Visual Studio (75/100). CircleCI offers users more features (6) than Microsoft Visual Studio (3).

Looking for the right Application Development solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

CircleCI Vs. Microsoft

CircleCI: Almost no business is immune from the need for quality software development. The act of building quality software, and shipping it quickly, has become the core engine of value creation in companies across all industries. CircleCI allows teams to rapidly release code they trust by automating the build, test, and delivery process. Thousands of leadin...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? CircleCI or Microsoft Visual Studio?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Application Development software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CircleCI and Microsoft Visual Studio.

CircleCI price starts at $15 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CircleCI is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Application Development software. Microsoft Visual Studio price starts at $45 per month , When comparing Microsoft Visual Studio to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Application Development software cost.

Bottom line: CircleCI is more expensive than Microsoft Visual Studio.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CircleCI Vs. Microsoft Visual Studio based on some of the most important and required Application Development features.

CircleCI: Mobile Access, Project Collaboration, Continuous Backup, Web Access / Restoration, Application Lifecycle Management, Remote Access.

Microsoft Visual Studio: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

CircleCI's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Microsoft Visual Studio is perfect for companies that are operating and developing highly scalable Windows software services and applications.



CircleCI

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $15 per month

CircleCI is a fast growing cloud-based Development Tools Platforms software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. CircleCI received a rating of 4.6 from ITQlick team. The software c...

Categories: Team Collaboration, Web Collaboration, Application Development, Mobile performance.

Microsoft Visual Studio

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $45 per month

Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment that comes with a collection of services and tools to help users develop applications for the desktop, devices, web and the cloud. The software c...

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CircleCI: 6 Features

Mobile Access
Project Collaboration
Continuous Backup
Web Access / Restoration
Application Lifecycle Management
Remote Access

Microsoft Visual Studio: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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4.6/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$15 per month
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15
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.