Compare FirstSpirit CMS and Microsoft Visual Studio - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 26, 2022

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

FirstSpirit CMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Visual Studio, and Microsoft Visual Studio is rated higher (75/100) than FirstSpirit CMS (54/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Office Production & Tools 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:

e-Spirit Vs. Microsoft

e-Spirit : e-Spirit is the manufacturer of the FirstSpirit™ Content Management System. Well-known customers from all business sectors rely on FirstSpirit™ for implementing successful web strategies worldwide and for the creation, management and publication of content in highly diverse channels: Internet, intranet, extranet, mobile channels, web sh...

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? FirstSpirit CMS or Microsoft Visual Studio?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Office Production & Tools 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 FirstSpirit CMS and Microsoft Visual Studio.

FirstSpirit CMS accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FirstSpirit CMS is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Office Production & Tools 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 Office Production & Tools software cost.

Bottom line: FirstSpirit CMS cost is around the same cost of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FirstSpirit CMS Vs. Microsoft Visual Studio based on some of the most important and required Office Production & Tools features.

FirstSpirit CMS: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. Microsoft Visual Studio is perfect for companies that are operating and developing highly scalable Windows software services and applications.



FirstSpirit CMS

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

FirstSpirit CMS is a web content management solution for businesses of all sizes. It also offers application creation, editing, integration, and other services. The software was designed and launched by...

Categories: Lead Management, Content-Centric, Content Management.

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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FirstSpirit CMS: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Microsoft Visual Studio: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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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4.4/5
Score
54/100
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5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
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5/5
Score
75/100
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4.6/10
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Score
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ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2.2/10
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Functionality
30

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