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Note that the "comparison" page offers near-zero guidance on whether you're allowed to use the Community edition, to the point that it's really not a comparison

Note that the "comparison" page offers near-zero guidance on whether you're allowed to use the Community edition, to the point that it's really not a comparison at all: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs-2015-product-editions https://www.visualstudio.com/vs-2015-product-editions The community edition is free for individual developers, developers creating open source projects under an approved OSI license, or for up to 5 developers in an entire organization. Basically, it's not for production use by companies with more than 5 developers developing proprietary software. At least from my quick reading of the license: https://www.visualstudio.com/support/legal/mt171547 https://www.visualstudio.com/support/legal/mt171547 UPDATE: Community also excludes any organization with 250+ PCs or $1,000,000 or more in yearly revenue. (credit: icegreentea)

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icegreentea 11y ago
That's a pretty good summary. The only extra catch is that enterprise organizations cannot use the community edition except for open source / educational purposes. The kicker is that they define enterprise as 250+ PCs -OR- $1 million plus annual revenue. That definitely borks a lot of smallish companies working in certain fields.
- JohnTHaller 11y ago
  Thanks for the additional note, I updated my post. I wish Microsoft would just post a real, actual comparison instead of just linking to summary pages and forcing you to read licenses. That's just about as user-unfriendly as it gets.
- felixgallo 11y ago
  to be honest, if you have 250 PCs or $1mm revenue, you can spend $45/month per developer on the software tools necessary for them to do their jobs without getting 'borked'.
quaffapint 11y ago
They offer a detailed comparison matrix here... https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-studio-2015-products-vs https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-s...
- patja 11y ago
  Which also omits any ability to compare features to what the Express edition offers.
  - quaffapint 11y ago
    True - I believe express is the same as in 2013 - you cant use extensions and it targets specific platforms (desktop, web).
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mhomde 11y ago
Uh, so if I'm interpreting everything correctly indie developers for Windows/Phone 8/10 can use community edition. The only feature really missing is TFS/Code Lens). That's pretty great! no need for me to keep paying for Professional. (The Windows 10 stuff won't be available until July 29)
- patja 11y ago
  Intellitrace is also missing. I've heard great things about it, but have never used it due to the cost
  - mhomde 11y ago
    Ah, Intellitrace is pretty neat but I must confess I very seldom use it. For some scenarios it might be crucial but for most app development I think you can manage without it
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NamTaf 11y ago
That comparison URL goes to a 'page not found' error for me, which is frankly astounding.

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icegreentea 11y ago

That's a pretty good summary. The only extra catch is that enterprise organizations cannot use the community edition except for open source / educational purposes. The kicker is that they define enterprise as 250+ PCs -OR- $1 million plus annual revenue. That definitely borks a lot of smallish companies working in certain fields.

JohnTHaller 11y ago
Thanks for the additional note, I updated my post. I wish Microsoft would just post a real, actual comparison instead of just linking to summary pages and forcing you to read licenses. That's just about as user-unfriendly as it gets.
felixgallo 11y ago
to be honest, if you have 250 PCs or $1mm revenue, you can spend $45/month per developer on the software tools necessary for them to do their jobs without getting 'borked'.

quaffapint 11y ago

They offer a detailed comparison matrix here... https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-studio-2015-products-vs https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-s...

patja 11y ago
Which also omits any ability to compare features to what the Express edition offers.
- quaffapint 11y ago
  True - I believe express is the same as in 2013 - you cant use extensions and it targets specific platforms (desktop, web).
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mhomde 11y ago

Uh, so if I'm interpreting everything correctly indie developers for Windows/Phone 8/10 can use community edition. The only feature really missing is TFS/Code Lens). That's pretty great! no need for me to keep paying for Professional. (The Windows 10 stuff won't be available until July 29)

patja 11y ago
Intellitrace is also missing. I've heard great things about it, but have never used it due to the cost
- mhomde 11y ago
  Ah, Intellitrace is pretty neat but I must confess I very seldom use it. For some scenarios it might be crucial but for most app development I think you can manage without it
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NamTaf 11y ago

That comparison URL goes to a 'page not found' error for me, which is frankly astounding.