Brand profile

Visual Studio

Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows and macOS, supporting various programming languages and frameworks. First released in 1997.

3 questions · 3 categories · As of Nov 1, 2026

Best category rank
#10
Code Editors & IDEs · of 37
Questions
3
3 categories
Answers naming it
5/9
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

Visibility by category

CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
Code Editors & IDEs#10of 37157.8
Web Browsers#18of 32118.8
Development & Technical#62of 351127.8

Ranking by question

Named alongside in Code Editors & IDEs

Brands named in the same answers as Visual Studio in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in Code Editors & IDEsBrands named in the same answers as Visual Studio in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Visual Studio Code: named in 9 answersVisual Studio CodeZed: named in 6 answersZedNeovim: named in 6 answersNeovimThonny: named in 3 answersThonnySublime Text: named in 4 answersSublime TextCursor: named in 4 answersCursorIntelliJ IDEA: named in 3 answersIntelliJ IDEAPyCharm Community Edition: named in 3 answersPyCharm Community EditionPyCharm: named in 3 answersPyCharmVisual Studio: named in 3 answersVisual StudioWebStorm: named in 3 answersWebStormRider: named in 3 answersRiderNotepad++: named in 3 answersNotepad++Xcode: named in 3 answersXcodeVim: named in 3 answersVimVisual Studio Community: named in 2 answersVisual Studio CommunityCLion: named in 2 answersCLionGoLand: named in 2 answersGoLandIntelliJ IDEA Community Edition: named in 2 answersIntelliJ IDEA Community EditionAndroid Studio: named in 2 answersAndroid StudioReplit: named in 2 answersReplitWindsurf: named in 2 answersWindsurfVSCodium: named in 1 answersVSCodiumGitHub Copilot: named in 2 answersGitHub CopilotGNU Emacs: named in 2 answersGNU EmacsIDLE: named in 1 answersIDLEProcessing: named in 1 answersProcessingRustRover: named in 1 answersRustRoverDataGrip: named in 1 answersDataGripBlueJ: named in 1 answersBlueJ
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Named alongside in Code Editors & IDEsBrands named in the same answers as Visual Studio in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Visual Studio Code: named in 9 answersVisual Studio CodeZed: named in 6 answersZedNeovim: named in 6 answersNeovimThonny: named in 3 answersThonnySublime Text: named in 4 answersSublime TextCursor: named in 4 answersCursorIntelliJ IDEA: named in 3 answersIntelliJ IDEAPyCharm Community Edition: named in 3 answersPyCharm Community EditionPyCharm: named in 3 answersPyCharmVisual Studio: named in 3 answersVisual StudioWebStorm: named in 3 answersWebStormRider: named in 3 answersRiderNotepad++: named in 3 answersNotepad++Xcode: named in 3 answersXcodeVim: named in 3 answersVimVisual Studio Community: named in 2 answersCLion: named in 2 answersCLionGoLand: named in 2 answersGoLandIntelliJ IDEA Community Edition: named in 2 answersAndroid Studio: named in 2 answersAndroid StudioReplit: named in 2 answersReplitWindsurf: named in 2 answersWindsurfVSCodium: named in 1 answersGitHub Copilot: named in 2 answersGNU Emacs: named in 2 answersGNU EmacsIDLE: named in 1 answersIDLEProcessing: named in 1 answersProcessingRustRover: named in 1 answersRustRoverDataGrip: named in 1 answersBlueJ: named in 1 answersBlueJ
  • Answers naming the brand
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  • Answers naming both
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  1. 15Visual Studio Code
  2. 24Cursor
  3. 34IntelliJ IDEA
  4. 44Neovim
  5. 54PyCharm
  6. 64Zed
  7. 73Android Studio
  8. 83Vim
  9. 93Rider
  10. 103Sublime Text
  11. 113WebStorm
  12. 123Xcode
  13. 132Notepad++
  14. 142CLion
  15. 152GitHub Copilot
  16. 162GNU Emacs
  17. 172GoLand
  18. 182Windsurf
  19. 191AppCode
  20. 201Brave
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Visual Studio Code9Zed (6), Neovim (6), Sublime Text (4)
Zed6Visual Studio Code (6), Neovim (6), Sublime Text (4)
Neovim6Zed (6), Visual Studio Code (6), Sublime Text (4)
Thonny3Visual Studio Code (3), PyCharm Community Edition (3), IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (2)
Sublime Text4Zed (4), Visual Studio Code (4), Neovim (4)
Cursor4Zed (4), Visual Studio Code (4), Neovim (4)
IntelliJ IDEA3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
PyCharm Community Edition3Visual Studio Code (3), Thonny (3), IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (2)
PyCharm3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
Visual Studio3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
WebStorm3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
Rider3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
Notepad++3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Neovim (3)
Xcode3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
Vim3Zed (3), Visual Studio Code (3), Sublime Text (3)
Visual Studio Community2Visual Studio Code (2), PyCharm Community Edition (2), Thonny (2)
CLion2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
GoLand2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition2Visual Studio Code (2), PyCharm Community Edition (2), Thonny (2)
Android Studio2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
Replit2Visual Studio Code (2), Zed (1), Sublime Text (1)
Windsurf2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
VSCodium1Zed (1), Visual Studio Code (1), Neovim (1)
GitHub Copilot2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
GNU Emacs2Zed (2), Visual Studio Code (2), Sublime Text (2)
IDLE1Visual Studio Code (1), PyCharm Community Edition (1), IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (1)
Processing1Visual Studio Code (1), PyCharm Community Edition (1), Visual Studio Community (1)
RustRover1Zed (1), Visual Studio Code (1), Sublime Text (1)
DataGrip1Zed (1), Visual Studio Code (1), Sublime Text (1)
BlueJ1Visual Studio Code (1), PyCharm Community Edition (1), IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (1)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
RankSourceCiting answers
1developer.apple.com2
2code.visualstudio.com1
3cursor.com1
4dev.to1
5developer.android.com1
6developer.chrome.com1
7firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org1
8jetbrains.com1
9learn.microsoft.com1
10platform.text.com1

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsChatGPTClaudeGemini
1What are the best code editors and IDEs?111
2Which code editors and IDEs are most popular among developers?100
3Which web browsers are best for developers?100