| VP | MetaEdit+ |
| Provide predefined graphical notations | Allows creation of graphical notations |
| Does not provide coherent development of an application | Does not provide coherent development of an application |
| Offers various diagrams meaning of which can be vague | Offers some pre-developed examples with graphical notations |
| Does not allow depiction of time and activities in the same diagram | No inbuilt examples showing time and activity representation |
| Generate Java code as code shells with | Instantly generate XML code |
| Attributes and methods and XML Schema | Requires a lot of efforts to develop code generation |
| Present separate diagrams only | Requires a lot of efforts to develop code generation |
| Generate Java shell from Class diagram only | Do not have means of the analysis of an application |
| Does not allow depiction of meta-concepts (which means it is not possible to reuse the developed parts) | Allows meta-concept; development profiles and reuse |