Is Visual Studio needed for SQL Server Management Studio?

Does SQL Server Management Studio require Visual Studio?

When installing SQL Server 2014 or SQL Server 2012, SSMS requires Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) and SSDT requires Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated). According to Microsoft lifecycle policy of Visual Studio 2010, the support ended on July 14, 2020.

Is SQL Server Management Studio same as Visual Studio?

The key here is Visual Studio is oriented towards development. SSMS is oriented towards database and server management. They are going to have very different menu choices, etc. Your initial question was focused on query writing.

Does Visual Studio connect to SQL Server?

Visual Studio Code is a graphical code editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It supports extensions, including the mssql extension for querying a SQL Server instance, Azure SQL Database, an Azure SQL Managed Instance, and a database in Azure Synapse Analytics.

Does SQL Server Management Studio need SQL Server?

Solution. 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.