NativeScript vs. Microsoft Visual Studio

NativeScript

Microsoft Visual Studio

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
NativeScript	Score4.8 out of 10	N/A	NativeScript is an open source framework that allows you to create native iOS and Android apps, with one codebase, using the web skills you already have (JavaScript and CSS) and the libraries you already love.	N/A
Visual Studio	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.	$45 per month

Pricing

NativeScript

Visual Studio

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Professional: $45.00
per month
Enterprise: $250.00
per month

Pricing Offerings
NativeScript	Visual Studio
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

The NativeScript framework and CLI are completely free and open source. NativeScript Sidekick is a free download to improve developer productivity with optional paid tiers for power users.

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	NativeScript	Visual Studio
Considered Both Products	Progress Software Tiago Alves Senior Software Engineer in Information Technology at mLearn (E-Learning, 11-50 employees) Chose NativeScript I have several hybrid alternatives like Cordova + jQuery Mobile and ionic (which uses Cordova and angular). These alternatives always let you down in the long run because the performance and "feel" is never comparable to a true native app. Especially when the app's complexity … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose NativeScript I've looked into and worked with multiple frame works such as Phonegap/Cordova, Ionic, and React Native. While they all allowed developers to create multi-platform applications easily, with different degrees of performance, I found them all to fall short in once you reached a … Incentivized Helpful? Brad Martin Co-Founder/Partner in Information Technology at nStudio, LLC. (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose NativeScript The direct native API access without having to write any Java or ObjC was the ultimate decision for us. We can drop in a native Android/Ios library and instantly code against that SDK without any special work. Whereas with Ionic or RN, you have to write some Java/ObjC (or … Incentivized Helpful? Dave Coffin Cofounder in Engineering at Cubby Notes (Education Management, 1-10 employees) Chose NativeScript NativeScript is superior in every way: Vibrant community - there is an open Slack channel where you can get advice and talk to other nativescript developers Active development team - The NativeScript development team reaches out to their user base consistently for feature … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft No answer on this topic
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	NativeScript	Visual Studio
Likelihood to Recommend	4.8 (13 ratings)	9.0 (105 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	1.0 (2 ratings)	8.8 (15 ratings)

NativeScript vs. Microsoft Visual Studio

NativeScript

Microsoft Visual Studio

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