SQL Server 2022

SQL Server 2022 license keys: Standard and Enterprise, each a RETAIL License for 1 server. You enter the key once, when you install SQL Server. Right after your payment is confirmed, we email you a secure link to your license, with your invoice.

In SQL Server 2022, Standard is limited to the lesser of 4 sockets or 24 cores and 128 GB of buffer pool memory per instance; Enterprise uses the operating system maximum. Microsoft’s mainstream support end date for SQL Server 2022 is January 11, 2028, and its extended support end date is January 11, 2033.

Check that your application supports SQL Server 2022 before you buy, and read the system requirements tab on each product page. Need a server to run it on? Browse Windows Server license keys. Looking for a newer version? See SQL Server 2025.