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Visual Studio IntelliCode

Composite Score
8.8 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Visual Studio IntelliCode
8.8 /10

What is Visual Studio IntelliCode?

Visual Studio IntelliCode brings AI assistance directly into your personal development flow. IntelliCode helps you drive accuracy and consistency with code completion that can fill in a whole line at once. The AI detects your code context—including variable names, functions, and the type of code you’re writing—to give you the best suggestions. Even better: IntelliCode runs on your machine, ensuring your private code stays private.

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Awards & Recognition

Visual Studio IntelliCode won the following awards in the AI Code Generation category

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Visual Studio IntelliCode Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
96%
Negotiation and Contract:
95%
Conflict Resolution:
97%
Strategy & Innovation:
94%
Service Experience:
96%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Visual Studio IntelliCode?

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0% Negative
3% Neutral
97% Positive

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Fair
  • Transparent
  • Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 82

IDE Integration

86

Code Completion

85

Commenting

83

Natural Language Generation

82

Unit Tests

82

Refactoring

82

Bug Detection

81

Multi-Language Support

80

Summarization & Explanation

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Ease of Implementation

84

Quality of Features

82

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Business Value Created

81

Ease of IT Administration

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Breadth of Features

80

Vendor Support

78

Ease of Customization

78

Visual Studio IntelliCode Reviews

Oloruntobi A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Visual Studio IntelliCode: Smart Assistance

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Visual Studio IntelliCode from other similar products?

Visual Studio IntelliCode stands out with its deep integration into Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering tailored suggestions based on your specific codebase and coding style. It leverages machine learning models trained on millions of open-source codebases, delivering highly relevant and context-aware suggestions. Additionally, IntelliCode improves team collaboration by aligning suggestions with a team's coding patterns and best practices.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Visual Studio IntelliCode is its context-aware suggestions, which adapt to the specific coding patterns and style of your project. The integration with Visual Studio and VS Code feels seamless, making it incredibly easy to use without disrupting the workflow. It helps increase productivity while also improving code quality with minimal effort from the developer.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One area where Visual Studio IntelliCode could improve is in supporting a broader range of languages and frameworks, as it currently focuses primarily on a few popular ones. Additionally, while its suggestions are generally helpful, they can sometimes feel generic or less optimized for more complex codebases. Despite this, it’s still a highly valuable tool for enhancing productivity and code quality.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Use Visual Studio IntelliCode for the best integration in Visual Studio or VS Code. Experiment with different languages to see how it adapts to your style. Combine it with other tools like linters to enhance code quality and maintainability.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Chiezie Arthur E.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Smart path

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Visual Studio IntelliCode from other similar products?

Smartly intuitive

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ability to predict next lines based on HOW one writes code.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing discovered yet

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A very powerful resource for quicker task delivery.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Julius S.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

IntelliCode: Making smart coding effortless.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Visual Studio IntelliCode from other similar products?

Seamless integration and whole-line completions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Context-aware code suggestions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Over-reliance on AI, which may hinder learning for beginners

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Leverage IntelliCode's context-aware suggestions to save time and boost productivity in your coding workflow, but don't be over-reliant.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

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