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RAD Studio vs Visual Studio: catalog facts
RAD Studio	Visual Studio
Paid Commercial licence with an update subscription; free Community Editions of Delphi and…	Freemium Community edition is free; Professional and Enterprise are paid.
Windows	Windows
Delphi and C++Builder in a single IDE Visual designers for building application interfaces	Complete toolset for .NET and C++ projects IntelliSense code completion and an integrated debugger
Full product is commercial and sold with a subscription Centred on Delphi and C++, not a general-purpose editor	Large install compared with a plain code editor Professional and Enterprise editions are paid
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License: Proprietary
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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