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Compare Visual Studio 2022 Editions

A comparison of the three versions of Visual Studio
Visual Studio Community Visual Studio Professional Visual Studio Enterprise

Supported Usage Scenarios

Individual Developers
Classroom Learning
Academic Research
Contributing to Open Source Projects
Non-enterprise organizations,
for up to 5 users
Enterprise
Development Platform Support
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
Integrated Development Environment
Live Dependency Validation
Architectural Layer Diagrams
Architecture Validation
Code Clone

CodeLens

Peek Definition

Refactoring

One-Click Web Deployment

Model Resource Viewer

Visualize solutions with Dependency Graphs and Code Maps

Can open diagrams generated in other Visual Studio editions in read-only mode. Can open diagrams generated in other Visual Studio editions in read-only mode.
Multi-Targeting
Advanced Debugging and Diagnostics
IntelliTrace

Code Map Debugger Integration

.NET Memory Dump Analysis

Code Metrics
Graphics Debugging
Static Code Analysis
Performance and Diagnostics Hub Includes Tier Interaction Profiling.

Snapshot Debugger

Time Travel Debugging (Preview)

Testing Tools

Live Unit Testing

IntelliTest

Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation)

Code Coverage

Unit Testing

Cross-platform Development

Embedded Assemblies

Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows

Native iOS and Android UI Designers

.NET MAUI

Collaboration Tools and Features

PowerPoint Storyboarding

Code Review

Task Suspend/Resume

Team Explorer (third-party development tools support)

Visual Studio Live Share

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