The two most asked questions in the Microsoft technology communities around the Microsoft MVP program are,
1. How do I become a Microsoft MVP?
2. What benefits do I get as an MVP?
The answer to the first question has been well answered here. In this blog post, I’ll try and answer the second question.
Please find a comprehensive list of Not for Resale personal subscriptions of various products that Microsoft MVP’s are eligible for
Update [Tarun] 28-August-2012: 1. Removing Armadillo Adaptive Bug Prevention from the list below. I have received a confirmation that it is not under active development. 2. Updated the TechSmith direct url for MVP license enrolment form. 3. Received a confirmation that SpeakFlow is free for all. 4. Terje indicated that Sparx Enterprise Architect is also offering an MVP complimentary subscription
| Product | Description | Details |
JetBrains |
Resharper, dotTrace, dotCover & WebStorm
|
https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/buy/mvp.html |
| RedGate |
Sql server development, database administration, .net development, azure development (merged with Cerebrata), mySQL development, Oracle development
|
http://www.red-gate.com/community/mvp-program |
Pluralsight
|
Pluralsight on demand training |
http://blog.pluralsight.com/2011/02/28/pluralsight-for-mvp/ |
Cerebrata |
Cloud storage studio and Azure Diagnostic Manager (part of redgate now)
|
https://www.cerebrata.com/Offers/mvp.aspx |
Telerik |
Telerik Ultimate collection & Telerik TeamPulse |
http://blogs.telerik.com/blogs/posts/11-03-01/telerik-gift-for-microsoft-mvps.aspx
|
Developer Express
|
DevEx controls |
http://www.devexpress.com/Home/Community/mvp.xml |
InnerWorking
|
600 hours of .net training catalogue |
http://www.innerworkings.com/mvp |
Typemock
|
Typemock Isolator, Typemock Isolator for Sharepoint developers, Typemock Isolator for web developers, TestDriven.NET
|
http://www.typemock.com/mvp |
SpeakFlow
|
A suite of tools for creating, managing, and delivering non-linear presentations
|
http://www.speakflow.com/ * Is now free for all |
TechSmith
|
Camtasia Studio, SnagIt, screen cast |
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html http://bit.ly/tscmvpform
* Updated direct url for mvp program |
| Altova | Altova XML spy |
http://www.altova.com/xml-editor/
|
Visual SVN |
VisualSVN Subversion integration plug-in for Visual Studio |
http://www.visualsvn.com/visualsvn/purchase/mvp/
|
PreEmptive Solution
|
Professional PreEmptive Analytics, Dotfuscator |
http://www.preemptive.com/landing/mvp |
Armadillo
|
Armadillo Adaptive Bug Prevention |
http://www.armadilloverdrive.com/ * Not part of the program at the moment. See the comment on top of the list. |
IS Decisions |
NFR license to Userlock, RemoteExec, FileAudit & WinReporter
|
http://www.isdecisions.com/download/mvp-mct-program.htm |
Idera
|
SQL tools |
http://www.idera.com/Content/Home.aspx
|
West Wind Help Builder
|
Help builder solution |
http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/2005/Mar/09/Are-you-a-Microsoft-MVP-Get-a-FREE-copy-of-West-Wind-Html-Help-Builder
|
Bamboo |
Sharepoint tools |
http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/partner-advantage-program/archive/2008/08/01/partner-advantage-program-mvp.aspx
|
Nitriq
|
Nitriq code analysis |
http://blog.nitriq.com/FreeLicensesForMicrosoftMVPs.aspx |
ByteScout
|
Components, Libraries and Developer Tools |
http://bytescout.com/buy/purchase_nfr_for_mvp.html |
YourKit |
Java and .net Profiler |
http://yourkit.com/.net/profiler/index.jsp
|
Aspose
|
.NET components |
http://www.aspose.com/corporate/community/2012_05_08_nfr-licenses-for-community-leaders.aspx
|
| Sparx Systems | Enterprise Architect | http://www.sparxsystems.com/products/ea/index.html |
Apart from google bing fu; stackoverflow and breathtech were a great help in compiling the above list.
If you know of any other benefits, offers or complimentary subscriptions on offer for MVPs not cover in the list above, please add to the comment thread and I’ll have it updated in the list.
Enjoy 