Do I Need BridgePoint Pro?
This article responds to a question from a team using BridgePoint nightly builds: would the issues they encountered also have occurred with a BridgePoint Pro subscription?
At the time, BridgePoint Pro was a version of the fully open-source BridgePoint tool that went through a manual test and review cycle. The article explained that the newest periodic or nightly build could contain more fixes, while BridgePoint Pro offered a more controlled baseline for teams producing intellectual property that needed long-term support.
When a critical issue was found after a BridgePoint Pro release, the team could develop a focused fix on a newer version and back-port it to the supported production baseline. The distinction was therefore about **stability, predictability, and supportability**, not an expectation that the supported version would contain fewer bugs.
The original response also cautioned that BridgePoint Pro would not necessarily have prevented the particular issues the team had encountered.
*Historical note: this describes the BridgePoint release and subscription model in December 2019. Check current BridgePoint distribution, support, and release information before relying on these details.*