What is SQL Server Express database?

What is SQL Server Express used for?

SQL Server Express is the free version of Microsoft's acclaimed SQL Server relational database management system. It is used for small scale applications and development, and is ideal for desktop, web, and mobile applications.

What is difference between SQL Server and SQL Express?

The most well known differences between SQL Express and other editions are the caps on database size (10GB) and lack of a SQL Agent feature. There are many other differences though, some of which can be extremely important for some application and architecture requirements.

What is the difference between LocalDB and SQL Express?

Despite their differences, Microsoft still allows both to be used for production applications at no cost. LocalDB can act as an embedded database for a small application and SQL Server Express can act as a more robust, full-featured remote database engine for larger applications.

Where is SQL Express database?

The database file doesn't have to be searched in some centralized SQL Server location, but it can be found in user's Application Install folder.