Joey on SQL Server SQL Server 2022: Every Licensing Detail You Need To Know Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012.

Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

Microsoft has open sourced a .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server, allowing developers to work with relational data in the company's flagship programming language.