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Microsoft SQL Server pricing
As microsoft.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard per core | Standard edition · 2-core pack · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Standard per core | Standard edition · 2-core pack · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Standard server | Standard edition · Server license · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Standard server | Standard edition · Server license · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Standard CAL | Client access license · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Standard CAL | Client access license · Volume licensing and hosting | On request |
| Enterprise pay-as-you-go | Monthly rate; Azure Arc enabled · Cloud billing for on-premises and cloud | $274 a month |
| Express | Free download; desktop, web, and small server applications | Free |
| Developer – Standard & Enterprise | Free download; development and testing, not production | Free |
| Standard subscription | 2 core pack · Volume licensing | $1,418 a year |
| Enterprise | Open no-level price; 2 core pack · Volume licensing, hosting | $15,123, paid once |
| Standard - CAL | Open no-level price; CAL · Volume licensing, hosting | $230, paid once |
| Standard - per core | Open no-level price; 2 core pack · Volume licensing, hosting | $3,945, paid once |
| Enterprise subscription | 2 core pack · Volume licensing | $5,434 a year |
| Standard pay-as-you-go | Monthly rate; Azure Arc enabled · Cloud billing for on-premises and cloud | $73 a month |
| Standard - server | Open no-level price; Server license · CALs required for users or devices accessing a server under the Server + CAL model; volume licensing, hosting | $989, paid once |
| Enterprise pay-as-you-go hourly | Azure Arc-enabled pay-as-you-go billing · Enterprise edition | On request |
| Enterprise pay-as-you-go hourly | Azure Arc-enabled pay-as-you-go billing · Enterprise edition | On request |
| Standard pay-as-you-go hourly | Azure Arc-enabled pay-as-you-go billing · Standard edition | On request |
| Standard pay-as-you-go hourly | Azure Arc-enabled pay-as-you-go billing · Standard edition | On request |