Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Pricing
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
MSDN
subscriptions
Stand-alone
tool
Team
collaboration
Team Foundation
Server Device CAL
Team Foundation
Server User CAL
• Active Ultimate and Premium subscribers will be transitioned to Enterprise subscription at RTM(July 2015)
• MSDN OS will be retired from September. Renewing customers after August can purchase Visual Studio Professional with MSDN SA
subscription
• Team Foundation Server Additive CAL is available by purchasing Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN, MSDN Platforms or Visual
Studio Enterprise with MSDN offering
Team Foundation
Server Additive
CAL
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
• Visual Studio Community is a full-featured IDE that is free for students, open source contributors, and small teams.
• All free offerings can be downloaded from http://www.visualstudio.com/
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Enterprise
with MSDN
Professional
with MSDN
MSDN
Platforms
Test Professional
with MSDN
Team
Foundation
Server 2015
Visual Studio
Professional
2015
Microsoft
Volume
Licensing
Enterprise, Enterprise
Subscription     
Select, Select Plus, MPSA*
     
Open Value, Open Value
Subscription     
Open      
Campus, Enrollment for
Education Solutions     
Retail
Channel
Microsoft Store (online only)     
MSDN.com/buynow (direct)   
• * Starting July 2015, MSDN offerings will be available in MPSA
• MSDN.com/buynow(direct) transaction experience will be migrated to Microsoft Store
• Step up SKUs are only available in EA, Select Plus, Select and Open Value
• Transitioning to a lower edition(stepping down) is allowed in VL channels by simply
purchasing the SA sku. For e.g. a VS Enterprise with MSDN subscriber can transition to VS
Professional with MSDN by simply purchasing the VS Professional with MSDN SA sku on
renewal.
Step-Up SKUs
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
 Pick the right offering for
each team member
based on needs.
 One license per user, but
user can run the software
on any number of
devices.
 Use is limited to
development and testing
on non-production
environment.
MSDN
subscriptions
Stand-alone
tool
Server CALs
 One server license and one user CAL are included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms,
Test Professional, and Professional level MSDN subscriptions.
 Additive CAL is included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms, and Test Professional level
MSDN subscriptions.
 Production use, so the underlying OS (Windows Server) must be licensed separately.
 Includes SQL Server Standard for use as the TFS database.
Team Foundation
Server Device CAL
Team Foundation
Server User CAL
Team Foundation
Server Additive
CAL
Features now available
with a TFS CAL
Agile portfolio management
Team Rooms
Test Case Execution
Work item chart authoring
These capabilities were previously through additive CAL
which was exclusive to certain MSDN subscription levels
Team Foundation Server 2015 Features
reserved for certain MSDN subscriptions:
Request & manage feedback
Test Case Management
Release Management Client
Visual Studio Team
Foundation Server
User CAL
Visual Studio Team
Foundation Server
Device CAL
Visual Studio
Professional
with MSDN
Visual Studio
Enterprise
with MSDN
Visual Studio
Test
Professional
with MSDN
MSDN
Platforms
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Enterprise
Agreement
Windows, Office
CAL Suites
Enterprise
Enrollment
SQL Server, WinServer
& SysCtr, Developer
Tools, Windows Azure
SCE
Visual Studio Products offered
Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN
Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN
MSDN Platforms
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server CAL
Minimum Order Requirements
20 licenses of any combination of:
Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN and/or
MSDN Platforms
1
Starting July 2015, all MSDN offerings
in Select Plus are also available (at the
same price) in MPSA!
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing
Background
Visual Studio 2015 Launch – Consolidation of Premium and Ultimate into a single Enterprise
offering
Business
Objectives
 Ensure that Visual Studio Premium customers do not see a price increase in CY 2015
Design
Customers &
Segments
 EPG , SMS&P , Government and Academic
Products  Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN
Programs
 Server and Cloud Enrollment, EA, EAS, MPSA, Select Plus, Select, Open, Open value, OVS, Campus(i.e.
all VL programs)
Eligibility
 All new, mid-term and renewals
 Step-up eligibility – Visual Studio Professional must have been purchased before Sept 1
Purchase  Renewals, New Agreement, Renewal agreement add-on, Mid agreement add-on
Timing September 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Discount Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN discounted by 20%
Execution Plan
 On price list promotion SKUs worldwide
 Integrated into core Dev Tools “Standardization”
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Offerings, Licensing and Pricing

  • 4. MSDN subscriptions Stand-alone tool Team collaboration Team Foundation Server Device CAL Team Foundation Server User CAL • Active Ultimate and Premium subscribers will be transitioned to Enterprise subscription at RTM(July 2015) • MSDN OS will be retired from September. Renewing customers after August can purchase Visual Studio Professional with MSDN SA subscription • Team Foundation Server Additive CAL is available by purchasing Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN, MSDN Platforms or Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN offering Team Foundation Server Additive CAL
  • 6. • Visual Studio Community is a full-featured IDE that is free for students, open source contributors, and small teams. • All free offerings can be downloaded from http://www.visualstudio.com/
  • 9. Enterprise with MSDN Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms Test Professional with MSDN Team Foundation Server 2015 Visual Studio Professional 2015 Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription      Select, Select Plus, MPSA*       Open Value, Open Value Subscription      Open       Campus, Enrollment for Education Solutions      Retail Channel Microsoft Store (online only)      MSDN.com/buynow (direct)    • * Starting July 2015, MSDN offerings will be available in MPSA • MSDN.com/buynow(direct) transaction experience will be migrated to Microsoft Store
  • 10. • Step up SKUs are only available in EA, Select Plus, Select and Open Value • Transitioning to a lower edition(stepping down) is allowed in VL channels by simply purchasing the SA sku. For e.g. a VS Enterprise with MSDN subscriber can transition to VS Professional with MSDN by simply purchasing the VS Professional with MSDN SA sku on renewal. Step-Up SKUs
  • 12.  Pick the right offering for each team member based on needs.  One license per user, but user can run the software on any number of devices.  Use is limited to development and testing on non-production environment. MSDN subscriptions Stand-alone tool
  • 13. Server CALs  One server license and one user CAL are included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms, Test Professional, and Professional level MSDN subscriptions.  Additive CAL is included with Enterprise, MSDN Platforms, and Test Professional level MSDN subscriptions.  Production use, so the underlying OS (Windows Server) must be licensed separately.  Includes SQL Server Standard for use as the TFS database. Team Foundation Server Device CAL Team Foundation Server User CAL Team Foundation Server Additive CAL
  • 14. Features now available with a TFS CAL Agile portfolio management Team Rooms Test Case Execution Work item chart authoring These capabilities were previously through additive CAL which was exclusive to certain MSDN subscription levels Team Foundation Server 2015 Features reserved for certain MSDN subscriptions: Request & manage feedback Test Case Management Release Management Client Visual Studio Team Foundation Server User CAL Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Device CAL Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms
  • 18. Enterprise Agreement Windows, Office CAL Suites Enterprise Enrollment SQL Server, WinServer & SysCtr, Developer Tools, Windows Azure SCE Visual Studio Products offered Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN MSDN Platforms Visual Studio Team Foundation Server CAL Minimum Order Requirements 20 licenses of any combination of: Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN and/or MSDN Platforms
  • 19. 1 Starting July 2015, all MSDN offerings in Select Plus are also available (at the same price) in MPSA!
  • 21. Background Visual Studio 2015 Launch – Consolidation of Premium and Ultimate into a single Enterprise offering Business Objectives  Ensure that Visual Studio Premium customers do not see a price increase in CY 2015 Design Customers & Segments  EPG , SMS&P , Government and Academic Products  Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN Programs  Server and Cloud Enrollment, EA, EAS, MPSA, Select Plus, Select, Open, Open value, OVS, Campus(i.e. all VL programs) Eligibility  All new, mid-term and renewals  Step-up eligibility – Visual Studio Professional must have been purchased before Sept 1 Purchase  Renewals, New Agreement, Renewal agreement add-on, Mid agreement add-on Timing September 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Discount Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN discounted by 20% Execution Plan  On price list promotion SKUs worldwide  Integrated into core Dev Tools “Standardization”