: Designed for individual developers, open-source projects, academic research, and small professional teams. It is a free, fully-featured IDE.
If you are using this version for legacy projects, keep the following support dates in mind: : Ended on April 12, 2022.
: Targeted at small teams. It includes professional developer tools and services for building any app type, along with subscription benefits like Visual Studio software for dev/test use.
: Remaining active until April 13, 2027 . After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical assistance. Official Activation vs. Third-Party
While third-party sites offer these editions bundled, Microsoft originally designed them for specific user tiers: