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Rider vs Visual Studio: catalog facts
Rider	Visual Studio
Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid subscription.	Freemium Community edition is free; Professional and Enterprise are paid.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Full .NET development on macOS and Linux, not just Windows Unity, Unreal and Godot integration for game work	Complete toolset for .NET and C++ projects IntelliSense code completion and an integrated debugger
Free only for non-commercial use Large install and high memory use	Large install compared with a plain code editor Professional and Enterprise editions are paid
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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