It’s Official: VS 2010 Branding & Pricing
Microsoft just announced final branding and pricing for the Visual Studio 2010 lineup! Here’s what it looks like (you can call this either the stadium or Lego view):
BRANDING
There are three minor changes to product names, listed below:
Old Name | New Name |
Microsoft Visual Studio Test Elements 2010 |
Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 |
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Lab Management 2010 |
Microsoft Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 |
Microsoft Test and Lab Manager* |
Microsoft Test Manager 2010* |
* Not available as a separate product for purchase.
PRICING
Below is the suggested pricing (USD) for each of the 2010 products.
With 1-yr MSDN Subscription | ||||
Product | Buy | Upgrade | Buy | Renew |
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate | - | - | $11,899 | $3,799 |
Visual Studio 2010 Premium | - | - | $5,469 | $2,299 |
Visual Studio 2010 Professional | $799 | $549 | $1,199 | >$799 |
Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 | - | - | $2,169 | $899 |
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 | $499 | $399 | - | - |
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 CAL | $499 | - | - | - |
Visual Studio Load Test Virtual User Pack 2010 (1000 Virtual Users) | $4,499 | - | - | - |
* Subscription contents vary by purchased product.
A couple things to note:
- TFS 2010 and a TFS 2010 CAL are included with every MSDN subscription
- The above prices are suggested list price. Companies buying development tools licenses usually go through volume licensing which usually result in lower prices.
Not sure what product has what?
Here’s another angle:
For more details on each feature, you can view a matrix here.