SQL Edition

Friends, Today i will let you know the all SQL edition which Microsoft makes. 

Microsoft makes SQL server available in multiple editions, including free edition , this is called express edition. Any user can access this database from Microsoft website and download locally and use. This database also distributed with applications or used to learn abount SQL server.

Full featured editions (Standard, Business Intelligence and Enterprise) that are used to store terabytes of data or more. This database is used enterprises wide. 

We have compact edition which can be used for mobile or smart phones.

Developer edition , this is fully featured but used only for development purposes.

Edition	usage	Expense
Compact	Occasionally connected systems including mobile devices	Free
Express	Great for learning SQL Server and can be distributed with applications	Free
Web	Used for small web sites	Inexpensive
Workgroup	Used for workgroups or small database applications	Inexpensive
Developer	Full featured but used for development only	Inexpensive
Standard	Full featured but used for development only	Expensive
Enterprise	All available features	Very Expensive
Business Intelligence	Used in both large and small companies to deploy comprehensive Business Intelligence solutions	Expensive