Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: VS Code
VS Code clearly comes out ahead of Visual Studio Code Live Share on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Microsoft | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | easy |
| Integration | - | low |
| Trending | Stable | Rising |
| Industries | Development | Development |
| Categories | developer-tools | developer-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
VS Code
freemium
open source
| Feature | visual-studio-code-live-share | vscode |
|---|---|---|
| Focus And Follow | ||
| Built-In Git | ||
| Real-Time Collaborative Debugging | ||
| Cross-Platform Support (Windows, Macos, Linux) | ||
| Real-Time Collaborative Editing | ||
| Debugging | ||
| Shared Localhost Servers | ||
| Extensions Marketplace | ||
| Shared Terminals | ||
| Github Copilot Integration (Extension Required) | ||
| Text Chat | ||
| Intellisense | ||
| Remote Development | ||
| Visual Studio Code For The Web (Vscode.Dev) |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, VS Code comes out ahead overall, though Visual Studio Code Live Share can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Visual Studio Code Live Share and VS Code offer a free tier.
VS Code is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
