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Visual Studio vs CLion: catalog facts
Visual Studio	CLion
Freemium Community edition is free; Professional and Enterprise are paid.	Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid subscription.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Complete toolset for .NET and C++ projects IntelliSense code completion and an integrated debugger	Understands CMake and compilation databases rather than guessing at includes Remote and embedded debugging built in
Large install compared with a plain code editor Professional and Enterprise editions are paid	Commercial use requires a paid subscription Indexing large C++ codebases is slow
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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