SQL Server pricing
Learn how to safely & legally license SQL for your business. Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard 2-Core Open Business 7NQ-01158.
SQL Server 2017 editions | Ideal for … | Licensing model | Channel availability | Open no level price (US$) |
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Enterprise | Comprehensive, mission-critical performance for demanding database and business intelligence requirements. Provides the highest service and performance levels for Tier-1 workloads.[1] | Per core[2] | Volume licensing, hosting | $14,256[3] |
Standard - per core | Core data management and business intelligence capabilities for non-critical workloads with minimal IT resources. | Per core[2] | Volume licensing, hosting | $3,717[3] |
Standard - server + CAL | Core data management and business intelligence capabilities for non-critical workloads with minimal IT resources. | Server + CAL[4] | Volume licensing, hosting, retail FPP | $931[3] |
Developer | Full-featured version of SQL Server software that allows developers to cost-effectively build, test, and demonstrate applications based on SQL Server software. | Per user | Free download | Free |
Web | Secure, cost effective and highly scalable data platform for public web sites. Available to third party software service providers only. | Not applicable | Hosting only | See your hosting partner for pricing |
Express | Free entry-level database that's ideal for learning, as well as building desktop and small server> |
Enterprise
Ideal for … | Comprehensive, mission-critical performance for demanding database and business intelligence requirements. Provides the highest service and performance levels for Tier-1 workloads.[1] |
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Licensing model | Per core[2] |
Channel availability | Volume licensing, hosting |
Open no level price (US$) | $14,256[3] |
Ideal for … | Core data management and business intelligence capabilities for non-critical workloads with minimal IT resources. |
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Licensing model | Per core[2] |
Channel availability | Volume licensing, hosting |
Open no level price (US$) | $3,717[3] |
Server + CAL[4] | |
Volume licensing, hosting, retail FPP | |
$931[3] |
Ideal for … | Core data management and business intelligence capabilities for non-critical workloads with minimal IT resources. |
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Licensing model | Server + CAL[4] |
Channel availability | Volume licensing, hosting, retail FPP |
Open no level price (US$) | $931[3] |
Ideal for … | Full-featured version of SQL Server software that allows developers to cost-effectively build, test, and demonstrate applications based on SQL Server software. |
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Licensing model | Per user |
Channel availability | Free download |
Open no level price (US$) | Free |
Ideal for … | Secure, cost effective and highly scalable data platform for public web sites. Available to third party software service providers only. |
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Licensing model | Not applicable |
Channel availability | Hosting only |
Open no level price (US$) | See your hosting partner for pricing |
Ideal for … | Free entry-level database that's ideal for learning, as well as building desktop and small server>
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SQL Server 2017 brings the performance and security of SQL Server to Linux and Docker containers. SQL Server 2017 delivers mission critical OLTP database capabilities and enterprise data warehousing with in-memory technology across workloads. Customers will gain transformative insights from in-database machine learning with Python and R, plus rich interactive reporting on any device for faster decision making. Developers can choose their language and platform while container support seamlessly facilitates DevOps scenarios.
SQL Server 2017 on Linux: SQL Server 2017 now supports deployment on RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). The SQL Server 2017 SKUs are platform agnostic, so customers can run the software on either Windows or Linux. - Enterprise Edition is ideal for applications requiring mission critical in-memory performance, security and high availability
- Standard Edition delivers fully featured database capabilities for mid-tier applications and data marts
SQL Server 2017 licensing models
SQL Server 2017 offers customers a variety of licensing options aligned with how customers typically purchase specific workloads. There are two main licensing models that apply to SQL Server:
SERVER + CAL: Provides the option to license users and/or devices, with low cost access to incremental SQL Server deployments.- Each server running SQL Server software requires a server license.
- Each user and/or device accessing a licensed SQL Server requires a SQL Server CAL that is the same version or newer – for example, to access a SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition server, a user would need a SQL Server 2012 or 2017 CAL.
- Each SQL Server CAL allows access to multiple licensed SQL Servers, including Standard Edition and legacy Business Intelligence and Enterprise Edition Servers.
- Core based licensing is appropriate when customers are unable to count users/devices, have Internet/Extranet workloads or systems that integrate with external facing workloads.
- To license a physical server—when running SQL Server in a physical OSE—all physical cores on the server must be licensed.
- A minimum of four core licenses are required for each physical processor on the server.
SQL Server 2017 Edition | Licensing Options | |
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Server + CAL | Per Core | |
Standard | ||
Free edition | ||
Express | Free edition |
Software Assurance coverage helps customers take full advantage of their SQL Server license investment. With SA, SQL Server customers unlock valuable benefits including:
Software Assurance Benefit | SQL Server 2017 Editions | |
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Standard | Enterprise | |
License Mobility to shared third party servers | ||
Unlimited virtualization | ||
Power BI Report Server |