Become a Visual Studio Industry Partner

The Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program gives you direct access to extensive technical resources, previews of upcoming technologies, and support for developing products that integrate with Visual Studio. What’s more, we’ll even help you promote your solutions to Microsoft developers around the world with our extensive co-marketing activities.

Join the VSIP program and you'll get:

Valuable insights for your business: get early previews of new products, insights on Microsoft developer and industry research, and access to an exclusive VSIP Program portal.

Deep technical enablement: the VSIP program includes a number of technical benefits, including an MSDN subscription, a series of developer labs in Redmond, and customized architectural support.

Reach millions of developers with your products and services: a wide range of marketing opportunities to help you generate awareness and drive adoption among Visual Studio developers.

Membership Levels

Technology Partner
This level is focused on technical enablement for companies extending Visual Studio.  Annual fee: $2,000/year (three-year contract)

Alliance Membership
This level provides technical enablement as well as core business and marketing benefits. Annual fee: $3,000/year (three-year contract)

Premier Marketing Membership
This level includes all of the benefits of the Alliance level, plus deeper technical, business, and marketing benefits.  Annual fee: $10,000/year (three-year contract)

View the detailed chart of VSIP Program benefits.

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For more information, contact vsipinfo@microsoft.com.