Compare Cloud Elements and Microsoft Visual Studio - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 22, 2022

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

Cloud Elements is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Visual Studio, and Cloud Elements is rated higher (78/100) than Microsoft Visual Studio (75/100). Cloud Elements 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:

Cloud Elements Vs. Microsoft

Cloud Elements: Integration can be far harder than you think! It is more than simply connecting to an API. Cloud Elements has re-imagined the world of application integration, by allowing you and your customers to focus on the data they care about.

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? Cloud Elements 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 Cloud Elements and Microsoft Visual Studio.

Cloud Elements price starts at $1,200 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Cloud Elements is rated 10, which is much 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: Cloud Elements is more expensive than Microsoft Visual Studio.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Cloud Elements: Dashboard, ETL - Extract / Transfer / Load, Metadata Management, Data integration, Survey Software, Application Lifecycle Management.

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

Target customer size

Cloud Elements'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.



Cloud Elements

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $1,200 per month

Cloud Elements is a fast growing cloud-based Development Tools Platforms software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Cloud Elements received a rating of 4.2 from ITQlick team. Th...

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, Data mining, ETL, Data integration.

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...

Categories: .

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Cloud Elements: 6 Features

Dashboard
ETL - Extract / Transfer / Load
Metadata Management
Data integration
Survey Software
Application Lifecycle Management

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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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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.