Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. SQL Server
Data as of Jun 8, 2026 · About this data
Support milestones
| Milestone | Date | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Released | Jun 5, 2014 | |
| Mainstream support ended | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| Extended support ended | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| Extended Security Updates end Paid Extended Security Updates: security fixes only, no new features and no non-security fixes. Coverage runs to this date. | Jul 12, 2027 |
Microsoft publishes Extended Security Updates as one row per program year and this dataset records the final coverage date rather than each year's own window, so the individual ESU years aren't broken out here.
Editions · 7
A release's end date is when a superseding update became available — not an end of support. The product's actual support dates are the milestones above.
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 12, 2016 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 1 | Apr 14, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 2 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jan 14, 2020 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
| Service Pack 3 | Oct 30, 2018 | Jul 9, 2024 | Standard support has ended. Security updates available only through paid Extended Security Updates, through Jul 12, 2027. |
SQL Server releases
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