Is SSMS free for commercial use?

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Licensing question should be directed to the Microsoft Licensing Department. However, SSMS is a free tool. However, your client is required to have licenses for all users which connect to the server (including developers). 16 февр. 2018 г.

Is SQL Server Management Studio free for commercial use?

With the introduction of SQL Server 2016 Microsoft has made the SQL Server 2016 Management Studio a free download (still you need a 'license' and agree with the terms, but you do not have to pay Microsoft any money).

Is MS SQL Express free for commercial use?

SQL Server Express is distributed for free and can be used reliably in any small business application.

Can I use SSMS without a server?

It is possible to install SQL Server Management Studio on local machine without having other SQL Server components. Below we will demonstrate different ways to install SSMS step by step on a local machine and how to connect to the remote instance using SSMS.

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