| Feature |
Express products |
Visual Studio Standard Edition |
Visual Studio Professional Edition |
Visual Studio Team System |
| IntelliSense |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Code editor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Code snippets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Programming languages included |
VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. VWD includes VC#, VB, and VJ# |
All |
All |
All |
| User experience |
Streamlined |
Streamlined |
Full |
Full |
| Windows Forms designer |
VB, VC#, VC++, VJ# |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web Forms designer |
VWD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mobile Device Support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database design tools "data connections" node |
Local |
All |
All |
All |
| Data access |
VB, VC#, VC++, VJ#: local
VWD: local and remote |
All |
All |
All |
| Documentation |
10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express |
MSDN |
MSDN |
MSDN |
| Class Designer / Object Test Bench |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| XML Support |
XML only |
XML/XSLT |
XML/XSLT |
XML/XSLT |
| Mobile development support |
No |
All |
All |
All |
| Deployment tools |
No |
Click Once |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extensibility |
Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls. |
Consume extensions. |
All |
All |
| Reporting |
No |
Crystal Reports |
SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
| Source Code Control |
No |
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
MSCCI-compatible
(includes Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio Team Foundation sold separately) |
| Debugging |
Local |
Local |
Local/remote |
Local/remote |
| 64-bit compiler support |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Server Explorer "servers" node |
No |
No |
All |
All |
| SQL Server 2005 Integration |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Office development support |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Code profiling |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Static analysis |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Unit testing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Code coverage |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Project management |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Test case management |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Size |
80MB (Express + SQL Express + .NET Framework Redist) |
Single CD |
Multiple CDs |
Multiple CDs |
| Additional Tools Included |
None |
None |
Windows 2003 Server Developer Edition; SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition |
Windows 2003 Server Developer Edition; SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition |
