Pricing
Visual Studio pricing
As visualstudio.microsoft.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Fully featured IDE · For students, open-source, and individual developers | On request |
| Professional monthly | Month-to-month access · Visual Studio Professional · Azure DevOps Basic plan | $45 a month |
| Enterprise monthly | Month-to-month access · Visual Studio Enterprise · Azure DevOps Basic plus Test Plans | $250 a month |
| Professional standard | Paid annually · Visual Studio Professional · Azure DevOps Basic plan · $50 Azure credit per month · Training and support | $99.99 a year |
| Enterprise standard | Paid annually · Visual Studio Enterprise · Azure DevOps Basic plus Test Plans · $150 Azure credit per month · Premium development and test software | $499.92 a year |
| IDE standalone | Perpetual licensing · Standalone Visual Studio Professional IDE · Perpetual licensing | $499 a month |
| Visual Studio Community | Windows IDE · free for students, open-source and individual developers | Free |
| Visual Studio Enterprise monthly | Monthly · Visual Studio Enterprise · Azure DevOps Basic + Test plan | $250 a month |
| Visual Studio Professional monthly | Monthly · Visual Studio Professional · Azure DevOps Basic | $45 a month |
| Visual Studio IDE standalone | One-time purchase · Perpetual IDE license without subscription benefits | $499, paid once |
| Visual Studio Professional IDE standalone | $499 · Perpetual license; excludes subscription benefits | $499, paid once |
| Visual Studio Enterprise standard | One-time annual payment; renewal $214.09 user/mo after first year · Visual Studio Enterprise · Azure DevOps Basic + Test plan · $150 Azure credit/month · premium dev/test software · extended training and support · Power BI Pro | $499.92 |
| Visual Studio Professional standard | One-time annual payment; renewal $66.59 user/mo after first year · Visual Studio Professional · Azure DevOps Basic · $50 Azure credit/month · basic dev/test software · training and support | $99.99 |
From visualstudio.microsoft.com, visualstudio.microsoft.com.