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Visual Studio License Keys
Genuine Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise license keys. Perpetual standalone license for one developer, one-time purchase, emailed within minutes.
Activation guaranteedWorks or your money back — 180 days
Instant email deliveryKey + download link in minutes
One-time purchasePerpetual licence, no subscription
Visual Studio License Key | Genuine, Instant Delivery
Genuine Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise license keys. Perpetual standalone license for one developer, one-time purchase, emailed within minutes.
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Visual Studio Licenses for Developers Who Want to Own Their IDE
Visual Studio Community is free and generous, but its license stops at five users in a company with more than 250 PCs or more than a million dollars in revenue, and it excludes plenty of enterprise development. When you cross that line, or when a client's contract requires properly licensed tooling, you need Visual Studio Professional or Enterprise. Microsoft would prefer you subscribe. We sell the standalone perpetual license key instead: pay once, unlock the full IDE on your machine, and keep using it for as long as you like.
Visual Studio is the IDE for .NET, C#, C++, ASP.NET Core, Azure, desktop, mobile with .NET MAUI, game development with Unity and Unreal, and a great deal else. The Professional edition is the everyday workhorse for individual developers and small teams. Enterprise adds the tooling large teams and quality-focused shops pay for.
Professional vs Enterprise
| Capability | Visual Studio Professional | Visual Studio Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Full IDE, all languages and workloads, debugger, profiler basics | Yes | Yes |
| CodeLens, Live Share, Git tooling | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use without Community restrictions | Yes | Yes |
| IntelliTrace historical debugging | No | Yes |
| Live Unit Testing, Code Coverage, IntelliTest | No | Yes |
| Snapshot Debugger, Time Travel Debugging | No | Yes |
| Architecture validation, code clone detection | No | Yes |
| Typical buyer | Individual developers, small teams, consultants | Large teams, regulated or quality-critical development |
Standalone License vs Subscription
A Visual Studio subscription bundles the IDE with Azure credits, Microsoft software for dev and test, Pluralsight access and support incidents, billed yearly. If you use those extras, it is good value. If you simply need a licensed Professional IDE, the standalone perpetual key costs less than a single year of subscription and does not renew. You still receive updates for the version you licensed; you do not receive the benefits that come with a subscription. Most independent developers and small shops find the perpetual key is what they actually needed.
Requirements and Activation
- Windows 10 version 1909 or later, or Windows 11; 64-bit. 1.8 GHz quad-core recommended; 16 GB RAM recommended; 20 to 50 GB of disk depending on workloads. An SSD makes a real difference.
- Order Professional or Enterprise. Key and installation notes arrive by email within minutes.
- Download the installer from Microsoft, choose your workloads, install.
- Open Visual Studio, go to Help > Register Product, choose "Unlock with a Product Key" and paste the 25-character key. The trial notice disappears immediately.
Licensed per developer, usable on the machines that developer works on. Covered by our 180-day money-back guarantee.
Buyer questions
Is the standalone Visual Studio license perpetual?
Yes. It licenses the version you buy permanently. You receive updates for that version but not the extras bundled with a Visual Studio subscription.
Can I use it for commercial development?
Yes. Professional and Enterprise have none of the organizational restrictions that apply to Community edition.
How do I enter the key?
Help > Register Product > Unlock with a Product Key, inside Visual Studio.
Which version does the key unlock?
The version stated on the product page. Check that it matches the installer you download.
Can I install it on two computers?
Visual Studio is licensed per user, so the licensed developer may install it on the devices they use. It is not for sharing between developers.
How fast is delivery?
Automatic email delivery within minutes of payment.
How fast is delivery?
Your product key and download link are sent to your email address within minutes of payment, around the clock. If nothing arrives within 15 minutes, check your spam folder and then contact support.
Is it a genuine Microsoft key?
Yes. Every Visual Studio key is a genuine Microsoft product key that activates through Microsoft’s own activation servers — genuine software, lifetime licence, updates for the life of the release.
What if the key does not work?
Contact our 24/7 support with your order number. We resolve the activation or replace the key; if we cannot, you receive a full refund under the 180-day money-back guarantee.
Customer reviews
What customers say
“Very satisfied. Clean OS, fast performance, and no unnecessary apps. Would buy again.”
“Professional service. Fast delivery and working key. No issues at all.”
“Windows 10 product key and software arrived via email as advertised. If you don't get it right away be patient, it arrives. Mine was delivered next day. Worked just fine”
“I purchased two licenses, but the email with one key didn’t arrive immediately. Contacted support, and they resent it right away. Activation went perfectly after that.”
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“Installation instructions were clear. Took a restart to finish activation, but everything works now.”
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