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  Get started Editions and features : Review the supported features for the different editions and versions of SQL Server to determine which best suits your business needs. SQL Server 2022 (16.x) SQL Server 2019 (15.x) SQL Server 2017 (14.x) SQL Server 2016 (13.x) SQL Server 2014 (12.x) Requirements : Review hardware and software installation requirements for  SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017 ,  SQL Server 2019 ,  SQL Server 2022 , or  SQL Server on Linux , as well as system configuration checks, and security considerations in  Planning a SQL Server Installation Installation media The download location for SQL Server depends on the edition: SQL Server Enterprise, Standard, and Express editions  are licensed for production use. For the Enterprise and Standard Editions, contact your software vendor for the installation media. You can find purchasing infor

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS). Applications and tools connect to a SQL Server  instance  or  database , and communicate using  Transact-SQL  (T-SQL).