SQL Server 2025 Standard
Get rich programming capabilities, security innovations, and fast performance for mid-tier applications. Easily upgrade to the Enterprise edition without changing any code.
SQL Server 2025 Developer
A full-featured free Enterprise or Standard edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a non-production environment.
SQL Server 2025 Express
A free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications.
Power BI Report Server
Create, manage, and deploy interactive or paginated reports on-premises with the flexibility to move to the cloud.
SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc
Extend Azure services to SQL Server instances hosted outside of Azure.
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
A Host enterprise SQL Server apps in the cloud and save.
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"Change Event Streaming and Mirroring for SQL Server 2025 help MSC to build the bridge to bring our operational data into Microsoft Fabric."
Javier Villegas, IT Director, DBA and BI Services, Mediterranean Shipping Company
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"At Infios, we are very excited about several new features in SQL Server 2025 and the vast amount of opportunities for performance improvements."
Tim Radney, SaaS Operations Manager, Infios
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"SQL Server 2025 represents a major leap forward in database technology, fortifying both security and performance."
Shailesh Panday, Deputy Manager, IT, Buhler AG
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"Pure Storage is excited about bringing AI to the data with native vector support for semantic search and built-in functionality for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)."
Chadd Kenney, VP of Technology, Pure Storage
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"The availability of SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu provides developers and enterprises a robust foundation for building and deploying demanding AI-driven applications."
Jehudi Castro-Sierra, Public Cloud Alliance Director, Canonical
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"Vector search and AI-powered optimization will allow our customers to drive business success through data-driven decision making, improved throughput, and reduced downtime."
OJ Ngo, Co-Founder and CTO, DH2i
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SQL Server
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"AMD EPYC and SQL Server have a deep technical partnership, and I am excited to see the performance and scale of SQL Server 2025 running on AMD EPYC solutions."
David Harmon, Director - Software Development, AMD
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SQL Server
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"We are excited to see SQL Server 2025 drive further innovation with leading AI, security, and performance features."
Brian Rogers, Technical Solutions Architect, Intel
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- [1]As of July 2025, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (vulnerability incident counts 2016–2025: SQL Server 62; MySQL 1193; Oracle 198; IBM 197; PostgreSQL 195; SAP 78).
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