Visual Studio 2005 Product Line Overview |
| Feature | Express Products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools For Office | Visual Studio Team System |
| IntelliSense | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Programming languages included | VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. Visual Web Developer includes VC# and VB | All | All | VB and VC# | All |
| Office development support* | No | No | No | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003 and Outlook 2003 | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003 and Outlook 2003 |
| User experience | Simplified menu options and defaults | Simplified menu options and defaults | Full | Full | Full |
| Windows Forms designer | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Forms designer | Visual Web Developer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile Device Support* | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Database design tools (create/modify tables and stored procedures) | Local | Local and remote | Local and remote | Local and remote | Local and remote |
| Data Access Designers | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ#:local, Visual Web Developer: local and remote | Local and remote | Local and remote | Local and remote | Local and remote |
| Documentation | 10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targed at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN |
| Class Designer / Object Test Bench* | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Editor Support | XML Only | XML Only | Full XML/XSLT | Full XML/XSLT | Full XML/XSLT |
| Deployment Tools | ClickOnce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extensibility | Use 3rd party controls and content. No Macros, Add-ins or Packages | Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) | Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) | Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) | Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) |
| Reporting | Visual Web Developer: SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
| Source Code Control | No | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (includes Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server sold separately) |
| Debugging | Local | Local | Local / remote | Local | Local / remote |
| 64-bit Compiler Support (Itanium) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 64-bit Compiler Support (x64) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Server explorer “Servers” Node | No | No | All | All | All |
| SQL Server 2005 Integration | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Profiling | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Static Analysis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Unit Testing* | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Code Coverage | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Project Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Test Case Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Offline Database Project | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Data Generation | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Database Refactoring | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Database Schema and Data Compare | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Database Deployment Tools | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Size | 80mb (Express + SQL Express + .NET Framework Redist) | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs |
| Additional Tools Included | SQL Server 2005 Express Edition | SQL Server 2005 Express Edition | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition; Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions; Access 2003 Runtime license | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition (included with client products only) |
| Feature | Express Products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools For Office | Visual Studio Team System |