Visual Studio
Visual Studio for professional developers: Visual Studio 2022 Professional as a one-time license for commercial use, or a Visual Studio Enterprise subscription with monthly Azure credits, Dev/Test software rights and Azure DevOps.
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Professional license or Enterprise subscription?
Visual Studio 2022 Professional is a one-time purchase that gives one developer the full IDE for commercial work. A Visual Studio Enterprise subscription adds advanced testing and architecture tools, always the latest version, and extra benefits for building and testing in Azure.
| Product | Payment | Tools | Extra benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio 2022 Professional | One-time | Full IDE, IntelliCode, Live Share | Not included |
| Visual Studio Enterprise subscription | Per user, annual | Enterprise IDE plus IntelliTest, Live Unit Testing, code coverage | Monthly Azure credits, Dev/Test rights, Azure DevOps |
Can I use Visual Studio Community instead?
Community edition is free for individual developers, open-source projects, academic use and small teams in organizations with up to 250 PCs and under 1 million US dollars in annual revenue. Larger organizations need Professional or Enterprise for commercial development.
Frequently asked questions
Is Visual Studio licensed per user or per device?
Per user. The licensed developer can install Visual Studio on several of their own devices.
Do Dev/Test rights cover production servers?
No. Software accessed through a Visual Studio subscription is for development and testing only, not for production workloads.
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