What are the Main Limitations of SQL Server Express Editions?
| Main Limitations of SQL Server Express Editions (note: this is not the full limitations list) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature/SQL Server Version | SQL Server 2008 R2 Express | SQL Server 2012 Express | SQL Server 2014 Express | SQL Server 2016 SP1 Express | SQL Server 2017 Express | SQL Server 2019 Express |
| Maximum number of CPU/Cores | 1 socket or 4 cores | 1 socket or 4 cores | 1 socket or 4 cores | 1 socket or 4 cores | 1 socket or 4 cores | 1 socket or 4 cores |
| Maximum memory per instance | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Maximum database size | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| In-memory OLTP | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Always Encrypted | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Row-Level Security | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Data Masking | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Partitioning | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Always On Availability Groups | N/A | No | No | No | No | No |
| Transparent database encryption | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| In-Memory Columnstore | N/A | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polybase | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (compute node) | Yes (compute node) | Yes (compute node) |
| URL for more info/full limitations list | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| For more articles please check: SQLNetHub | Article by Artemakis Artemiou, Senior Database and Software Architect | |||||
*Note: The above table does not contain all limitations of SQL Server express editions. For the full lists of limitations, click on the URL provided in the end of each column for every SQL Server version.
Last Updated: Aug 25, 2022.
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