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Industry-leading performance and security with SQL Server 2019

Regardless of where your data is stored, query and analyze it with the data platform known for performance, security, and availability.

How to license SQL Server

SQL Server licensing makes choosing the right edition simple and economical.

Simple pricing metrics

Pay by processing power for mission-critical applications as well as business intelligence. Add self-service BI on a per user basis.

Flexibility and innovation

Take advantage of cloud-optimized licensing with the ability to license VMs, plus the flexibility to move from server to server, to hosters, or to the cloud—all on the operating system of your choice.

Industry-leading TCO

Get outstanding value at any scale compared to other competing solutions.

SQL Server 2019 pricing

Pricing and licensing overview
Editions
Open no level price (US$)
Licensing model
Channel availability
Enterprise

USD$13,748[1]

2 core pack

Volume licensing, hosting

Standard - per core

USD$3,586[1]

2 core pack

Volume licensing, hosting

Standard - server

USD$899[1]

Server[2]

Volume licensing, hosting

Standard - CAL

USD$209

CAL

Volume licensing, hosting

Developer

Free

Per user

Web

See your hosting partner for pricing

Not applicable

Hosting only

Express

Free

Not applicable

Pay-as-you-go pricing

Pricing and licensing overview
Editions
Monthly rate (US$)
Hourly rate (US$)
Standard - per core

USD$73

USD$0.100

Enterprise – per core

USD$273.75

USD$0.375

Subscriptions and add-ons

Pricing and licensing overview
Subscriptions and add-ons
Price (US$)
Licensing model
Channel availability
SQL Server Enterprise

USD$5,434/year

2 core pack

Volume Licensing

SQL Server Standard

USD$1,418/year

2 core pack

Volume Licensing

SQL Server 2019 Software Assurance benefits

Pricing and licensing overview
Benefit
Description
Fail-over servers for disaster recovery New

Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2019 instances in a separate OSE or server for disaster recovery in anticipation of a failover event.

Fail-Over servers for disaster recovery in Azure New

Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2019 instances in a separate OSE or server for disaster recovery in Azure in anticipation of a failover event.

Azure Hybrid Benefit

Enables customers to use SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance or qualifying subscription licenses to pay a reduced rate (“base rate”) on SQL Database vCore-based options such as managed instance, vCore-based single database, and vCore-based elastic Pool; on SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines (including, but not limited to, Azure Dedicated Host); and on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

Fail-over servers for high availability

Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2019 instances in a separate OSE or server for high availability in anticipation of a failover event.

Unlimited virtualization

Allows customers to run any number of instances of SQL Server 2019 Enterprise Edition software in an unlimited number of VMs. Applicable under the core licensing model only.

Power BI Report Server

Allows SQL Server Enterprise Edition customers to run Power BI Report Server.

License mobility through Software Assurance

Allows license reassignment of SQL Server 2019 to third-party shared servers. Does not apply to SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW).

Additional benefits for Server and Cloud Enrollment customers

In addition to the benefits noted above, Server and Cloud Enrollment (SCE) customers may also qualify for premium benefits, including unlimited problem resolution support.

Additional benefits for SCE customers

In addition to the benefits noted above, Server Cloud Enrollment (SCE) customers may also qualify for premium benefits, including Unlimited Problem Resolution Support.

  • [1] Pricing represents open no level (NL) estimated retail price. For your specific pricing, contact your Microsoft reseller.
  • [2] Client access licenses (CALs) are required for every user or device accessing a server in the Server + CAL licensing model. See the product use rights for details.
  • Note: SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters is being retired in January 2025, see “The path forward for SQL Server analytics” blog post for more details.

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Purchase SQL Server Standard edition easily online.

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