What is the difference between sql server management studio and express?

Question

I'm New to sql server. What is the difference between sql server management studio and express? what should i download for sql server 2008 complete package.

Answer 1

I'm not familiar with those specific products but I would suspect Express is a free download but more limited in features than Studio. I also am pretty sure it is not a DBMS, as (afaik) Microsoft's only database management products are SQL Server and Access. From the description on the MS site, it appears more a tool for tweaking and maintaining the SQL Server software itself.

Answer 2

The difference between sql server management studio and express



SQL Server Management Studio would have more features built in whereas express edition is comparatively limited

In fact the proper full version of SQL Server is enterprise edition having full features

You wont get Reporting etc features in express edition (either not supported, or you have to download the setup to

add the reporting features)



SQL Server Express Community Technical Preview (CTP) edition is free to download from microsoft

Any version of SQL is supported on the OS's you are mentioning, so if you are not using too many out of the box features

from SQL Server, you can install the express edition any way !



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Answer 3

Management studio is used to control, analyses, maintain sqlserver.



SQL server is the actual DBMS. its Expres edition is free & limited with database size of 4GB.



Idea is to develop apps in express edition & then scale it to full server. Both are functionally nearly same( except some replication features )



You download Express edition and Management studio both ( both are required to work in development )

once development is over, in production SSMS it is used only in case of maintenance.

Answer 4

There are no differences in Management Studio. The differences are in the database engine LIMITATIONS! The engine is the same but it will deny you some features.

Answer 5

Its Free edition of Sql Server, basically for learning and testing purpose.

you can do everything with it at home.





Sql server managment is the RDBMS , it stores table.

both are same.

Express is the edtion of sql server.

like standard and enterprise