Requirements

Last modified: April 14, 2025

dbForge Studio for SQL Server requires the following:

• Microsoft Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11
• Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022/2025
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher installed. You can download .NET Framework here.

Note

.NET Framework is pre-installed in Microsoft Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11.

• Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• macOS
  • Monterey version 12.00
  • Big Sur version 11.00
  • Catalina version 10.15
  • Mojave version 10.14
  • High Sierra version 10.13

Note

CodeWeavers CrossOver must be pre-installed in order to work with Linux and macOS. You can download it on the CodeWeavers official website page.

To check a list of macOS and Linux versions that are compatible with CrossOver, see CrossOver system requirements.

Services Compatibility

• StrongDM

Compatibility

Microsoft SQL Server compatibility

• SQL Server 2025
• SQL Server 2022
• SQL Server 2019, 2017, 2016 SP1, 2016, 2014, 2012, LocalDB
• SQL Server 2008, 2008R2 (including Express edition)
• SQL Server 2005 (including Express edition)
• SQL Server 2000 (limited support)
• SQL Server installed on Linux
• SQL Server on Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
• ApsaraDB RDS
• Azure SQL Database (SQL DB)
• Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW)) Dedicated but not Serverless
• Azure SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI)
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Azure Private Link for Azure SQL Database
• Heroku Cloud