# Visual Studio

> Unleash your potential with the world's most popular IDE for the professional developer

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/visual-studio
- **Category:** IDEs & Code Editors
- **Homepage:** https://visualstudio.microsoft.com
- **Also known as:** visual-studio
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T20:26:17.957Z

## Vioscale score

**50.1 / 100**, confidence 49% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 12 | 600 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 32 | 1466.1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 13.7 | 18 | 247 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 16 | 1600 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com). Independently observed._

from $45/mo · Hybrid · Free tier

> Free Community edition; subscriptions from $45/user/mo to $499.92/user/mo

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Community | Free | ✓ | - |
| Professional standard | $99.99/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $66.59/user/mo | - | annual |
| Enterprise standard | $499.92/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $214.09/user/mo | - | annual |
| Professional monthly | $45/user/mo | - | monthly |
| Enterprise monthly | $250/user/mo | - | monthly |

### Community

Best comprehensive IDE for .NET and C++ developers on Windows

- Full IDE capabilities for .NET and C++ development

### Professional standard

- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- $50 Azure credit per month
- Basic dev/test software
- Training and support

### Enterprise standard

- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
- $150 Azure credit per month
- Premium dev/test software
- Extended training and support
- Power BI Pro

### Professional monthly

- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)

### Enterprise monthly

- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)

## About

Comprehensive integrated development environment for .NET and C++ development with AI-powered assistance, integrated debugging, testing, and CI/CD integration. Available as Visual Studio IDE for Windows and macOS, plus Visual Studio Code for cross-platform web development.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** macOS, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (2)

_Independently observed._

- GitHub
- Azure

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for IDEs & Code Editors. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Type | Full IDE |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| **Platform support** | |
| OS support | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| **Core** | |
| Language scope | Polyglot |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Extensibility | Extension marketplace |
| **DX** | |
| LSP / DAP support | - |
| **AI** | |
| Built-in AI | Native |
| **DX** | |
| Remote / dev-containers | - |
| Integrated debugger / profiler | ✓ |
| Code intelligence depth | IDE-grade |
| Built-in git integration | ✓ |
| **Platform support** | |
| Base platform | Original |
| **Licensing** | |
| Openness | - |
| **Pricing** | |
| Pricing model | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 2 | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 45 | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.visualstudio.microsoft.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/visual-studio). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*