Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Developer Edition

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now offers Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition. SQL Server Developer Edition is a free edition of SQL Server that contains all the features of Enterprise Edition and can be used in any non-production environment. This enables customers to build, test, and demonstrate applications using SQL Server while reducing costs and maintaining consistency with their production database configurations.

Previously, customers that created Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances for development and test environments had to use SQL Server Standard Edition or SQL Server Enterprise Edition, which resulted in additional database licensing costs for non-production usage. Now, customers can lower the cost of their Amazon RDS development and testing instances by using SQL Server Developer Edition. Furthermore, Amazon RDS for SQL Server features such as automated backups, automated software updates, monitoring, and encryption for development and testing purposes will work on Developer Edition.

The license for Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition strictly limits its use to development and testing purposes. It cannot be used in a production environment, or for any commercial purposes that directly serve end-users. For more information, refer to the Amazon RDS for SQL Server User Guide. See Amazon RDS for SQL Server Pricing for pricing details and regional availability.