Visual C++ Editions

Article
02/04/2013

The following tables show the features that are available in different editions of Visual C++. An X in a cell indicates that the feature is available; an empty cell indicates that the feature is not available. Notes in parentheses indicate that a feature is available, but restricted.

Note

Documentation for features that are not available in Visual C++ Express 2010 may be included in your documentation set.

Compilers

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
32-bit x86 compiler	X	X	X	X
64-bit x64 compiler and cross-compiler		X	X	X
64-bit Itanium (IA64) cross-compiler			X	X

Libraries and Headers

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Windows headers and libraries	X	X	X	X
CRT library	X	X	X	X
STL	X	X	X	X
ATL		X	X	X
MFC		X	X	X
.NET Framework class library	X	X	X	X
C++ Support Library	X	X	X	X
OpenMP		X	X	X

Integrated Development Environment

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Graphical integrated development environment	X	X	X	X

Tools

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Incremental Linker (Link.exe)	X	X	X	X
Program Maintenance Utility (Nmake.exe)	X	X	X	X
Lib Generator (Lib.exe)	X	X	X	X
Windows Resource Compiler (Rc.exe)	X	X	X	X
Windows Resource to Object Converter (CvtRes.exe)	X	X	X	X
Browse Information Maintenance Utility (BscMake.exe)		X	X	X
C++ Name Undecorator (Undname.exe)		X	X	X
COFF/PE Dumper (Dumpbin.exe)	X	X	X	X
COFF/PE Editor (Editbin.exe)	X	X	X	X
MASM (Ml.exe)	X	X	X	X
Spy++		X	X	X
ErrLook	X	X	X	X
AtlTrace		X	X	X
Devenv.com		X	X	X
Inference Rules	X	X	X	X
Upgrade VCBuild .vcproj projects to MSBuild (VCUpgrade.exe)	X	X	X	X
Profile Guided Optimizations			X	X

Debugging Features

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Native Debugging	X	X	X	X
Managed Debugging	X	X	X	X
Remote Debugging		X	X	X
SQL Debugging		X	X	X
Static Code Analysis			X	X

Designers and Editors

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
CSS Style Designer/Editor	X	X	X	X
HTML Designer/Editor	X	X	X	X
XML Editor	X	X	X	X
Source Code Editor	X	X	X	X
Windows Forms Designer	X	X	X	X
Data Designer		X	X	X
Resource Editors		X	X	X

Data Features

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Data Designer		X	X	X
Data Objects	X	X	X	X
Web Services	(Can consume Web services only)	X	X	X
Server Explorer		X	X	X

Build System and Project System

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Command line builds (msbuild.exe)	X	X	X	X
Native Multi-targeting	X	X	X	X
Managed Multi-targeting		X	X	X
Parallel Builds	X	X	X	X
Build Customizations	X	X	X	X
Property Pages Extensibility		X	X	X

Automation and Extensibility

Feature	Visual C++ Express 2010	Visual Studio 2010 Professional	Visual Studio 2010 Premium	Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Extensibility Object Models	X	X	X	X
Code Model	X	X	X	X
Project Model	X	X	X	X
Resource Editor Model		X	X	X
Wizard Model	X	X	X	X
Debugger Object Model	X	X	X	X