G2 Vendor Directory

AWS CloudShell vs. Visual Studio MSDN Platforms

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAWS CloudShell

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Visual Studio MSDN Platforms

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count3414
Ease of use9.38.7
Ease of setup9.69.0
Quality of support9.18.7
Meets requirements9.29.0
NPS79.41176569.230769
Small Business38.2%50.0%
Mid-Market41.2%28.6%
Enterprise20.6%21.4%
Total page views8118
Total LLM citations604

AWS CloudShell

AWS CloudShell is a browser-based shell environment that enables users to manage, explore, and interact with AWS resources directly from the AWS Management Console. It provides immediate access to a pre-authenticated Amazon Linux 2 environment with the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and other essential development tools pre-installed. This eliminates the need for local installation or configuration, streamlining cloud resource management and development workflows.

Pros

  • Access Convenience
  • Integrations
  • User Interface
  • Ease of Use

Visual Studio MSDN Platforms

Visual Studio MSDN Platforms is a platform that provides information about MSDN Platforms, which offers services, software, and support for developers using Visual Studio for their software development projects.

Pros