SQL Server 2016 のリリースと同時に, マイクロソフトは SQL Server の Developer エディションを無償にすると発表した。

SQL Server 2016のプリンシパルエディションはEnterpriseとStandard。 また、Expressと同じように、開発とテストにのみ利用可能なDeveloperが無償となった。

In March Microsoft made the SQL Server 2014 Developer edition free for Visual Studio Dev Essentials members and announced the same will be true when SQL Server 2016 is released.

A version of Enterprise, dubbed SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, is built specifically for developers who need access to the Enterprise version's complete feature set for solution building and ...

SQL Server 2016 Developer: This version will provide the full feature set found in the Enterprise edition to developers looking to build data solutions on top of SQL Server. In March Microsoft made ...