Microsoft SQL Server Developer Downloads - 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017

You might need to install an older version of SQL Server during development for various reasons. Fortunately, Microsoft still provides installers for previous versions of SQL Server.

You can use the Developer Edition for development without worrying about licensing costs. SQL Server Developer is a full-featured, free edition licensed for use as a development and test database in non-production environments.

Be sure to use it only for development and not for production.

Looking for SQL Server Express?

Click here for download links to all available Microsoft SQL Server Express editions.

Download and Install SQL Server Developer Manually

Below are the official download links for Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition. These installers are hosted directly by Microsoft under the download.microsoft.com domain. I don’t host these files myself or use third-party servers, so all downloads should be safe.

• 📦 Download Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Developer (v17): Standard / Enterprise
• 📦 Download Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer (v16)
• 📦 Download Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer (v15)
• 📦 Download Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Developer (v14)

Install SQL Server Developer Using Winget

Alternatively, you can use the winget package manager to install specific versions of Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition. Open a terminal and run one of the following commands.

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Developer (v17)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2025.Developer

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer (v16)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2022.Developer

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer (v15)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2019.Developer

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Developer (v14)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Developer

Conclusion

That’s all for this post. Thanks for reading, and see you next time!