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Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition vs MariaDB Server: catalog facts
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition	MariaDB Server
Free Developer Edition is free for development and test use; production use requires a paid…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Full SQL Server feature set at no cost for development Integration with Azure services	Drop-in replacement for MySQL Default database in most Linux distributions
Not licensed for production workloads Proprietary software	A database server only, with no graphical client included Has diverged from MySQL in places, so some newer MySQL features may differ
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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