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Roles for Visual Studio subscriptions with GitHub Enterprise reference

Learn about the different roles required to set up Visual Studio subscriptions with GitHub Enterprise.

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The new billing platform is now available to all users.

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Visual Studio subscriptions with GitHub Enterprise is a combined offering and knowledge of roles in both systems is useful.

Visual Studio roles

Role	Description	More information
Subscriptions admin	Person who assigns licenses for Visual Studio subscription	Overview of admin responsibilities in Microsoft Docs
Subscriber	Person who uses a license for Visual Studio subscription	Visual Studio Subscriptions documentation in Microsoft Docs

GitHub roles

Role	Description	More information
Enterprise owner	Person who has a personal account that's an administrator of an enterprise on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance	Abilities of roles in an enterprise in the GitHub Enterprise Cloud documentation.
Organization owner	Person who has a personal account that's an owner of an organization in your team's enterprise on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance	Roles in an organization in the GitHub Enterprise Cloud documentation.
Enterprise member	Person who has a personal account that's a member of an enterprise on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance	Abilities of roles in an enterprise