Introducing a new cloud billing option for SQL Server customers, providing pay-as-you-go flexibility across on-premises and cloud environments.
| Editions | Monthly rate (US dollar) | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|
| Standard per core | $73 | $0.100 |
| Enterprise per core | $274 | $0.375 |
| Subscriptions and add-ons | Price (US dollar) | Licensing model | Channel availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL Server Enterprise | $5,434/year | 2 core pack | Volume Licensing |
| SQL Server Standard | $1,418/year | 2 core pack | Volume Licensing |
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| License by vCore [4]New | Allows customers to elect to license SQL Server 2022 by virtual operating system environment (OSE). |
| Fail-Over servers for disaster recovery | Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2022 instances in a separate OSE or server for disaster recovery in anticipation of a failover event. |
| Fail-over servers for disaster recovery in Azure | Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2022 instances in a separate OSE or server for disaster recovery in SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines or Azure SQL Managed Instance in anticipation of a failover event. |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit | Enables customers to use SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance or qualifying subscription licenses to pay a reduced rate (“base rate”) on SQL Database vCore-based options such as managed instance, vCore-based single database, and vCore-based elastic pool; on SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines (including, but not limited to, Azure Dedicated Host); and on SQL Server Integration Services. |
| Fail-over servers for high availability | Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server 2022 instances in a separate OSE or server for high availability in anticipation of a failover event. |
| Unlimited virtualization | Allows customers to run any number of instances of SQL Server 2022 Enterprise Edition software in an unlimited number of VMs. Applicable under the core licensing model only. |
| Power BI Report Server | Allows SQL Server Enterprise Edition customers to run Power BI Report Server. |
| Unlimited containerization New | Allows customers to create any number of containerized instances of SQL in their virtual OSE if they license all the virtual cores on their virtual OSE. |
| License mobility through Software Assurance | Allows license reassignment of SQL Server 2022 to third-party shared servers. Does not apply to SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW). |
| Additional benefits for Server and Cloud Enrollment customers | In addition to the benefits noted above, Server and Cloud Enrollment (SCE) customers may also qualify for premium benefits, including unlimited problem resolution support. |
| Additional benefits for SCE customers | In addition to the benefits noted above, SCE customers may also qualify for premium benefits, including Unlimited Problem Resolution Support. |
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