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A comparison of the three versions of Visual Studio
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Visual Studio Community |
Visual Studio Professional |
Visual Studio Enterprise |
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Supported Usage Scenarios
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Individual Developers
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Classroom Learning
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Academic Research
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Contributing to Open Source Projects
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Non-enterprise organizations,
for up to 5 users
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Enterprise
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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| Development Platform Support |
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Windows Desktop, Universal Windows Apps, Web (ASP.NET), Office 365, Business Applications, Azure Stack, C++ Cross-Platform Library Development, Python, Node.js, .NET Core, Docker Tools
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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| Integrated Development Environment |
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Live Dependency Validation
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Architectural Layer Diagrams
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Architecture Validation
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Code Clone
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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CodeLens
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Peek Definition
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Refactoring
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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One-Click Web Deployment
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Model Resource Viewer
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Visualize solutions with Dependency Graphs and Code Maps
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Visual Studio CommunityCan open diagrams generated in other Visual Studio editions in read-only mode.
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Visual Studio ProfessionalCan open diagrams generated in other Visual Studio editions in read-only mode.
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Multi-Targeting
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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| Advanced Debugging and Diagnostics |
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IntelliTrace
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Code Map Debugger Integration
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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.NET Memory Dump Analysis
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Code Metrics
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Graphics Debugging
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Static Code Analysis
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Performance and Diagnostics Hub
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio EnterpriseIncludes Tier Interaction Profiling.
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Snapshot Debugger
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Time Travel Debugging (Preview)
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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| Testing Tools |
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Live Unit Testing
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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IntelliTest
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation)
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Code Coverage
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Unit Testing
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Cross-platform Development
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Embedded Assemblies
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Native iOS and Android UI Designers
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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.NET MAUI
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Collaboration Tools and Features
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PowerPoint Storyboarding
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Code Review
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Task Suspend/Resume
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Team Explorer (third-party development tools support)
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Visual Studio Live Share
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Visual Studio Community
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Visual Studio Professional
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Visual Studio Enterprise
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Visual Studio Community
Free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source and individual developers.
Visual Studio Professional
Powerful developer tools, services, and subscription benefits for efficient small-team collaboration.
Visual Studio Enterprise
Advanced debugging, enterprise security, AI-assisted development—plus Azure Credits and Dev/Test pricing for the cloud.