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Reportz vs Visual Studio

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Reportz

Business Intelligence

Per-dashboard marketing reporting at under ten dollars a client

From
$9.9/month
Free plan
No
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Visual Studio

Developer Tools

IDE for .NET and C++ development on Windows

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Visual Studio is free; Reportz starts at $9.9/mo.
  • Where Reportz falls short: there is no data modelling, SQL or warehouse layer, so cross-source analysis is limited to what the widget set already supports.
  • Where Visual Studio falls short: A standalone perpetually licensed Visual Studio Professional 2022 costs $499 as a one-time purchase, separate from the subscription tiers.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Reportz and Visual Studio actually diverge.

Attributes where Reportz and Visual Studio differ
AttributeReportzVisual Studio
Starting price$9.9/monthFree
Pricing modelPer month by dashboard countFreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceDeveloper Tools

Identical on both: platforms (Web).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Reportz

  • Per-dashboard pricing
  • Unlimited users
  • Public share links
  • White labelling
  • Template library
  • Scheduled reports
  • Custom KPI widgets
  • Client management

Only in Visual Studio

Nothing recorded that Reportz does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Reportz

  • A five-person SEO agency reporting to twenty five clients that cannot justify several hundred dollars a month for reporting softwarenot Visual Studio
  • A freelancer who needs one white-labelled dashboard per client and nothing elsenot Visual Studio
  • An agency giving clients a live link instead of a monthly PDF, without buying client seatsnot Visual Studio
  • A marketing team wanting a cheap always-on KPI screen fed from ad and analytics platformsnot Visual Studio

Visual Studio

  • Managing complex, large-scale projects across multiple platformsnot Reportz
  • Commercial development in small businessesnot Reportz
  • DevOps and automated deployment workflowsnot Reportz
  • Windows/SQL Server developer and tester rolesnot Reportz
  • Short-term or month-to-month IDE access needsnot Reportz

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Reportz

  • The connector library is smaller than the established agency reporting tools, and if a platform you report on is missing there is no practical route to getting it added
  • Four Dots is a small agency-owned business rather than a funded software company, so API breakages and platform changes can take longer to fix than at larger vendors
  • There is no data modelling, SQL or warehouse layer, so cross-source analysis is limited to what the widget set already supports
  • Per-dashboard billing means an agency that builds several views per client loses the headline price advantage quickly
  • Documentation and support are thin compared with larger competitors, and complex setups often need direct email support rather than self-service answers

Visual Studio

  • Community edition is free only for individual developers, classroom use, academic research and open-source contribution, not general commercial use
  • Monthly subscriptions are $45 per user per month for Professional and $250 per user per month for Enterprise, and do not include perpetual use rights the way annual Standard subscriptions do
  • A standalone perpetually licensed Visual Studio Professional 2022 costs $499 as a one-time purchase, separate from the subscription tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Reportz

$9.9/month
  • Consultant$9.9/mo
    • Priced per dashboard
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited data sources
  • Agency$99/mo
    • Around ten dashboards at the same per-dashboard rate
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom domain
  • Enterprise$742.5/mo
    • 75 dashboards
    • Volume rate
    • Unlimited users

Visual Studio

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Visual Studio review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Reportz if

  • You need per-dashboard pricing.
  • You also want unlimited users.
Reportz review

Choose Visual Studio if

  • You want to start without paying.
Visual Studio review

Questions people ask

Is Reportz or Visual Studio better?
Neither clearly leads. Reportz starts at $9.9/month and Visual Studio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Reportz or Visual Studio?
Visual Studio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $9.9/month for Reportz and Free for Visual Studio.
Does Reportz or Visual Studio run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Visual Studio for free?
Yes. Visual Studio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Reportz starts at $9.9/month.
What is Reportz best used for?
Reportz is most often used for a five-person seo agency reporting to twenty five clients that cannot justify several hundred dollars a month for reporting software, a freelancer who needs one white-labelled dashboard per client and nothing else, an agency giving clients a live link instead of a monthly pdf, without buying client seats, a marketing team wanting a cheap always-on kpi screen fed from ad and analytics platforms. Of those, a five-person seo agency reporting to twenty five clients that cannot justify several hundred dollars a month for reporting software and a freelancer who needs one white-labelled dashboard per client and nothing else are not what Visual Studio is typically brought in for.
What can Reportz do that Visual Studio cannot?
Reportz covers Per-dashboard pricing, Unlimited users, Public share links, White labelling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Reportz: What does Reportz cost?

9.90 US dollars per dashboard per month, with unlimited users and data sources on every tier.

Visual Studio: What are the pricing differences between subscription types?

Standard subscriptions include access to more benefits, such as Azure dev/test pricing, monthly Azure individual credit, software and download access, services, training, and support. Monthly subscriptions offer flexibility but fewer benefits.

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Reportz: Is there a free plan?

No, but there is a fifteen day trial with no card required.

Visual Studio: Are discounts available for startups?

There aren't any discounts available to start-ups, however an unlimited number of users within an organization can use Visual Studio Community for specific scenarios like open source work.

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Reportz: Who is behind it?

Four Dots, a digital marketing agency in Belgrade that built the tool for its own client reporting.

Visual Studio: Who can use Visual Studio Community for free?

In non-enterprise organizations, up to five users can use it. Enterprise organizations (greater than 250 PCs or greater than $1M annual revenue) cannot use it beyond academic/open-source scenarios.

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Reportz: Can clients view without a login?

Yes, dashboards can be shared as a public link under your own domain.

Visual Studio: What's the renewal pricing structure?

Enterprise standard renews at $214.09/month (after initial $499.92); Professional at $66.59/month (after $99.99).

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