Track your Visual Studio bills and renewals
Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment, first released in 1997, now at Visual Studio 2026 with support for .NET 10, C# 14, modern C++ and game development with Unity and Unreal, plus GitHub Copilot built in. Individuals can use the free tools, while Professional and Enterprise subscriptions bundle Azure DevOps, monthly Azure credits and dev/test software.
- Provider
- Visual Studio
- Website
- visualstudio.microsoft.com
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Type
- IDE
- Also searched as
- visual studio subscription, visual studio enterprise, msdn
About Visual Studio
What people pay Visual Studio for
- Visual Studio IDE
- Visual Studio Professional subscriptions
- Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions
- Azure DevOps access
- Monthly Azure dev/test credits
- For
- Individual developers, professional developers and organizations
- Since
- 1997
- Part of
- Microsoft
- Wikipedia
- Visual Studio
Visual Studio pricing and billing
- Pricing
- Per user
- Free plan
- Yes
- Billed
- Monthly or yearly
- Plans
- Professional monthly, Enterprise monthly, Professional standard, Enterprise standard
- Paid plans from
- $45 per user per month (Professional monthly)
Standard subscriptions are a one-time annual payment with a lower renewal rate after year one, e.g. Professional at $99.99 per user per month, renewing at $66.59.
As listed on Visual Studio's site on 12 October 2026 · official pricing. Prices change; confirm before you buy.
Tracking tip
Visual Studio charges per user, so the bill follows your headcount. When seats change, update the subscription's amount; payments you already recorded keep what you actually paid.
How to track Visual Studio in SysCost
SysCost keeps every Visual Studio subscription in one ledger with the rest of your tools, reminds your team before each renewal, and converts every currency into yours.
- Step 1
Pick Visual Studio
Add a subscription, choose Visual Studio as its provider and give it your own name.
- Step 2
Set the cycle
Enter the amount, currency, billing cycle and next payment date.
- Step 3
Get reminders
In Slack, Discord, Telegram or email, days before each renewal.
- Step 4
Record payments
Mark each one paid, failed or skipped; unpaid ones show as overdue.
Useful Visual Studio links
- Pricingvisualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/?tab=paid-subscriptions
- Status pagestatus.visualstudio.microsoft.com
- Documentationlearn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/?view=visualstudio
- Help centervisualstudio.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support
Checked to load on 12 October 2026. Sources: visualstudio.microsoft.com, wikidata.org.
Visual Studio and SysCost: common questions
Can SysCost track my Visual Studio subscription?
Yes. Visual Studio is built into SysCost with its logo: pick it as the provider when you add a subscription.
Does Visual Studio have a free plan?
Yes, Visual Studio lists a free plan, according to its website (checked 12 October 2026). Paid plans start from $45 per user per month (Professional monthly).
How does Visual Studio bill?
Visual Studio offers monthly or yearly billing, priced per user. In SysCost, choose the matching cycle (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and every renewal is projected from your next payment date.
Where can I check whether Visual Studio is down?
Visual Studio publishes a status page at status.visualstudio.microsoft.com.
Can I get a reminder before Visual Studio renews?
Yes. Choose the days, for example 7, 3 and 1, and SysCost reminds your team in Slack, Discord, Telegram or by email.
Does SysCost connect to my Visual Studio account?
No. You add Visual Studio subscriptions by hand, from a CSV file, or by pasting a receipt into AI smart-add (Pro). SysCost never asks for your Visual Studio login.
Is SysCost affiliated with Visual Studio?
No. SysCost is independent; Visual Studio and its logo belong to their owner.
Similar providers SysCost tracks
Other IDE and developer tools providers, each with its own page.
SysCost is not affiliated with or endorsed by Visual Studio. Visual Studio and its logo are trademarks of their owner and are shown only to identify the provider.
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