Visual C++ Editions

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.

Not

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

See Also

Concepts

What's New in Visual Studio 2010

Visual Database Tools Editions

Other Resources

Installing Visual Studio

Change History

Date	History	Reason
May 2010	Updated the "Premium" column and "Itanium" row of the "Compilers" table.	Customer feedback.