Difference Between Visual Studio Express 2013 and Visual Studio 2013

Question

Please i'm confused, I need to buy Visual Studio Express 2013 for my software development need. I couldn't find visual studio express 2013 in the market. I was told that visual studio express 2013 and visual studio 2013 are same product. Is this right?

Answer 1

Visual Studio Express (whatever year/version it has) was the free 'light' version of the Visual Studio product, with some of the more powerful features missing.

However, for VS-2013 (and later versions), you can download the "Community" version of the full product for free . The Community versions have most (all?) of the main features included but cannot be used for commercial software development. Also, you don't get the full on-line technical support that the "Professional" and "Enterprise" versions include in the purchase price.