| author | rwestMSFT |
|---|---|
| ms.author | randolphwest |
| ms.date | 09/15/2025 |
| ms.service | sql |
| ms.topic | include |
| Product | Database Engine version | Default compatibility level designation | Supported compatibility level values |
|---|---|---|---|
| [!INCLUDE ssazure-sqldb] | 17 | 170 | 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE ssazuremi-md] (Always-up-to-date update policy) |
17 | 170 | 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE ssazuremi-md] (SQL Server 2025 update policy) |
17 | 170 | 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE ssazuremi-md] (SQL Server 2022 update policy) |
16 | 150 | 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql25-md] | 17 | 170 | 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] | 16 | 160 | 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql19-md] | 15 | 150 | 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql17-md] | 14 | 140 | 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql16-md] | 13 | 130 | 130, 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql14-md] | 12 | 120 | 120, 110, 100 |
| [!INCLUDE sssql11-md] | 11 | 110 | 110, 100, 90 |
| [!INCLUDE sql2008r2-md] | 10.5 | 100 | 100, 90, 80 |
| [!INCLUDE sql2008-md] | 10 | 100 | 100, 90, 80 |
| [!INCLUDE ssVersion2005] | 9 | 90 | 90, 80 |
| [!INCLUDE ssVersion2000] | 8 | 80 | 80 |
Important
The database engine version numbers for [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] and [!INCLUDE ssazure-sqldb] aren't comparable with each other, and rather are internal build numbers for these separate products. The database engine for [!INCLUDE ssazure-sqldb] is based on the same code base as the [!INCLUDE ssdenoversion-md]. Most importantly, the database engine in [!INCLUDE ssazure-sqldb] always has the newest SQL database engine bits. Version 12 of [!INCLUDE ssazure-sqldb] is newer than version 15 of [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md].