SQL Server Downloads | Microsoft
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/11/14
[WayBack] SQL Server Downloads | Microsoft
Get started with Microsoft SQL Server downloads. Choose a SQL Server trial, edition, tool, or connector that best meets your data and workload needs.
- SQLServer2017-SSEI-Dev.exe: SQL Server 2017 Developer EXE download
- SQLServer2017-SSEI-Expr.exe: SQL Server 2017 Express EXE download
Downloading offline installers is the same for both: run the .EXE, then choose to download off-line media.
This is much easier than subscribing to Visual Studio Dev Essentials below.
Then depending on the edition, make the choice:
Developer:
Express:
Note that you cannot download to a compressed NTFS folder:
Below are some direct links, also for older versions.
Related
- [WayBack] Visual Studio Dev Essentials – Visual Studio
Everything you need to build and deploy your app on any platform including tools, services, training, and more. Join our free developer program.
After that, you can download it at my.visualstudio.com/downloads, but remember, it requires:
To continue, please join Visual Studio Dev Essentials or purchase a Visual Studio Subscription.
- [WayBack] Where do I get SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition?
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) shows a few different ways to download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, which is a bit harder to obtain than it should be.
He ends up at going through “Visual Studio Dev Essentials is FREE”, which however requires sign-up.
- [WayBack] Where do I get SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition?
- [WayBack] SQL Server 2017 – Developer Edition – ISO | Learning in the Open
- [WayBack] sql server express localdb.msi offline installer – Stack Overflow
Choosing
These links help you choose between Developer and Express:
- SQL Server Express – Wikipedia
- [WayBack] What is SQL Server Express? Tutorials, Limitations, Benefits
Find out how SQL Server Express stacks up to paid options. Learn how you can use its features like business intelligence, reporting, and analytics.
- [WayBack] What is SQL Server Express? Tutorials, Limitations, Benefits
- Microsoft SQL Server – Wikipedia: Specialized editions
- [WayBack] How “free” is Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition really – Matrix42 Blog
Since July of this year (Ed.: 2016), Microsoft has been offering the SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition free via the Visual Studio Dev Essentials (VSDE) program.
- [WayBack] How “free” is Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition really – Matrix42 Blog
Links in part via:
- [WayBack] Download SQL Server Express – Scott Hanselman
- [WayBack] Offline Installer SQL Server 2016 Express – Microsoft Tech Community – 73267
SSMS
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- SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe
- [WayBack] Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | Microsoft Docs
- [WayBack] SQL Server Management Studio – Changelog (SSMS) | Microsoft Docs
2017
SQL Server 2017 Express
- Core: SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
- Advanced: SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
- LocalDB en-us: SqlLocalDB.msi
2016
SQL Server 2016 Express
- Core: SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
- Advanced: SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
- LocalDB en-us: SqlLocalDB.msi
2014
[WayBack] Download Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express from Official Microsoft Download Center
- Core x64: SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
- Core x86: SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe
- Core x86 WoW: SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe
- Core with tools x86: SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe
- Advanced x64: SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
- Advanced x86: SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe
Naming
From [WayBack] The SQL Express 2008 family is getting bigger – SQL Server Express WebLog via [WayBack] Sql Server Express download (what version?):
SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe / SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe
- SQLEXPR identifies the core edition, the addition of the 32 means that it is a 32bit only package. (We do this in order to reduce the size for deployment.) Without the 32 means it supports installing in the WoW subsystem on an x64 platform, but it’s still the 32bit version of SQL Express.
- x86 is used to identify that this is the 32bit version of SQL Express.
- ENU identifies the language, English here. Different languages will have different three letter suffixes.
SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
- x64 is used to identify that this is the 64bit version of SQL Express, so it can only be installed on x64 systems. We don’t support installing SQL Express onto IA64 computers.
SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe / SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe
- These are the package names for SQL Express with Tools.
- There is no 32bit only package for this edition, just the 32bit WoW package.
SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe / SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
- Same as above but for SQL Express Advanced.
–jeroen
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