Visual Studio Build Tools licensing

Question

Hello, My company holds licenses for Visual Studio 2017 Professional. I am wondering if it is possible to utilize these licenses with Visual Studio Build Tools, such as those for 2022, without incurring additional charges for a Visual Studio 2022 license. I have already reviewed the provided Q&A link, but unfortunately, it did not address my specific query. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/516673/visual-studio-build-tools-2019-licensing Best regards, JS YU.
(* For building a commercial program )

Answer 1

Hi @Jinseok Yu , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

You can get the answer from the FAQ:

If you have purchased a Visual Studio subscription and that subscription is still active, then you are entitled to the latest release of Visual Studio. (Ex. You purchased Visual Studio 2019, your subscription is still active, you are entitled to Visual Studio 2022)>

If you have purchased a standalone license to a previous version of Visual Studio Professional, then you are not entitled to the latest release of Visual Studio Professional. (Ex. You purchased a standalone license of Visual Studio Professional 2019, your subscription is still active, you are not entitled to Visual Studio 2022)>

Also, if you purchased a Visual Studio Subscription in the calendar year 2015 but did not renew it, you don’t have access to Visual Studio 2019 and later versions.

For the Visual Studio Build Tools, it is a “supplement” to VS, use of the Build Tools requires a valid Visual Studio license.  If you have more issues about license and subscription, please directly contact Visual Studio Subscription Support.

Sincerely,

Anna

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