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Enterprise standard
- Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
- $150 Azure credit per month
- Premium dev/test software
- Extended training and support
- Power BI Pro
- and more
Starting at
$499.92user/mo*
Renewal rate $214.09 user/mo* (after first year)
Pricing varies by eligible subscription. See Volume licensing
*One-time annual payment
Professional standard
- Visual Studio 2022 Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- $50 Azure credit per month
- Basic dev/test software
- Training and support
- and more
$99.99user/mo*
Renewal rate $66.59 user/mo* (after first year)
Pricing varies by eligible subscription. See Volume licensing
*One-time annual payment
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Best value
Enterprise standard
$499.92 user/mo*
- Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
- $150 Azure Credit per month
- Premium dev/test software
- Extended training and support
- Power BI Pro
*Paid annually
Professional standard
$99.99 user/mo*
- Visual Studio 2022 Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- $50 Azure Credit per month
- Basic Dev/test software
- Training and support
*Paid annually
Enterprise monthly
$250 user/mo
- Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
Professional monthly
$45 user/mo
- Visual Studio 2022 Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
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Access to past versions of Visual Studio | ||||
GitHub Enterprise | ||||
GitHub Enterprise | Can be included | Can be included | ||
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Parasoft – Virtualize/SOAtest Professional Desktop (Enterprise only) | ||||
WhiteSource – Azure DevOps Server/Azure DevOps Bolt Extension (Enterprise only) | ||||
Extensions in VS Code | ||||
C# Dev Kit for VS Code |
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IntelliCode for C# Dev Kit |
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.NET MAUI extension for VS Code | ||||
UNITY extension for VS Code | ||||
Azure DevOps |
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Self-hosted pipelines |
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Artifacts |
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Cloud services |
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Azure dev/test individual credits |
$150 credit/month | $50 credit/month | ||
Azure dev/test pricing | ||||
Microsoft 365 developer subscription (E5) |
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Power BI Pro |
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Windows Store developer account |
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Visual Studio App Center |
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Windows Virtual Desktop |
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Azure DevOps Server |
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Server license |
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User client access license (CAL) | ||||
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Artifacts |
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Software for dev/test Download the full list |
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Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Project, Visio | ||||
Windows, Windows Server, Windows Embedded, Microsoft SQL Server |
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Sharepoint, Exchange, Dynamics & other Microsoft server software |
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Training and education |
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LinkedIn Learning | 6 months included | 3 months included | ||
DataCamp | 3 months included | 3 months included | ||
Pluralsight training | 6 months included | 3 months included | ||
CODE Magazine | 12 months included | 12 months included | ||
Dometrain | 50% discount for 12 months | 50% discount for 12 months | ||
DevForge | 50% discount for 12 months | 50% discount for 12 months | ||
Support |
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Technical support | 4 incidents | 2 incidents | ||
Developer Community |
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Concierge chat |
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Azure Community |
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Microsoft Q&A | ||||
Microsoft Tech Community |
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Software/services for production use | ||||
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise |
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Office Professional Plus 2019 (licensed for normal use on one device) |
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3rd party offers |
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CloudPilot |
2 licenses for 90 days | 1 license for 30 days | ||
Parasoft Virtualize/SOAtest Professional Desktop |
Full subscription for 6 months | |||
WhiteSource Azure DevOps Server/Azure DevOps Bolt extension |
6 months unlimited scans |
Volume licensing
Get the best pricing and discounts for small, mid-size, and large organizations.
Open Value program
Open Value is the recommended program if you have a small to midsize organization with five or more desktop PCs and want to simplify license management, manage software costs, and improve your control over your investment.
Enterprise Agreement
The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement offers the best value to organizations with 500 or more users or devices that want a manageable volume licensing program that gives them the flexibility to buy cloud services and software licenses under one agreement.
Visual Studio Professional 2022
Need only the current version of Visual Studio Professional? Consider getting the one-time purchase IDE standalone.
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Enterprise standard
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Professional standard
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Enterprise monthly
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Professional monthly
A deep learning model to generate digital images from natural language descriptions.
IDE standalone
This standalone version includes perpetual licensing without the other benefits included in subscriptions.
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