As of March 31, 2016 Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition is now free for SQL Server 2014 and up for Visual Studio Dev essential members (which is free as well). For all editions, see How to buy SQL Server. I was planning to download a trial of SQL Server Developer today from MSDN Subscriber Downloads.I have two questions: Next to each download it says: 'No product key is required'. Does anyone know where you can download SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, or purchase a licence for it? I'm NOT talking about SQL Server 2014+ Developer edition, which is free. Optimize IT and developer productivity across server and cloud with Data-tier Application Component (DAC) parity with SQL Azure and SQL Server Data Tools for a unified dev experience across database, BI, and cloud functions. For information about the different editions of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012. SQL Server 2012. This article describes Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 (SP4).This is the latest service pack for SQL Server 2012. Additionally, this article provides information about Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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Does anyone know where you can download SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, or purchase a licence for it?
I'm NOT talking about SQL Server 2014+ Developer edition, which is free. I need SQL Server 2012, as that is what our production server is.
Thanks all.
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You can head to downloads section in your Visual Studio Subscription portal. As seen, no key required.
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I am afraid the developer edition is not available anymore. Retail price used to be ~70$ but it does not seem to be available on MS Store.They offer the Evaluation version and Express is also available.I think this is because the developer is for free with 2016 version.
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