Hi,

We do understand that the price of VisualGDB could be high for non-commercial users and hence we offer student and open-source discounts. We also provide affordable Embedded and Linux editions that support a lot of the functionality needed by hobbyists. Higher editions like Custom and Ultimate are focused on providing usability for large teams and complex multi-machine setups that are rarely used by hobbyists.

VisualGDB is a productivity tool: it makes things that could be quite complex with Eclipse and other open-source tools easy and seamless. In order to keep the high quality of our product and continue offering new exciting features like the new intuitive refactoring we do need to charge a fee for the VisualGDB licenses. If you believe the price does not justify the saved effort, we would recommend trying out free tools like Eclipse or vim.