generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  Microsoft SQL Server connectivity libraries documentation
  (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/sql-connection-libraries) plus
  public package registries (npm, PyPI, NuGet, Maven Central, pkg.go.dev,
  RubyGems, Packagist, PowerShell Gallery).
packages:
- language: csharp
  registry: nuget
  name: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
  url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
  install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
  official: true
  description: Official .NET (ADO.NET) data provider for SQL Server and Azure SQL.
- language: csharp
  registry: nuget
  name: Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects
  url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects/
  install: dotnet add package Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects
  official: true
  description: SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) .NET API for managing instances and databases.
- language: csharp
  registry: nuget
  name: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
  url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
  install: dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
  official: true
  description: Entity Framework Core provider for SQL Server and Azure SQL.
- language: javascript
  registry: npm
  name: mssql
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mssql
  install: npm install mssql
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/tediousjs/node-mssql
  description: Node.js SQL Server client (built on the tedious TDS driver).
- language: javascript
  registry: npm
  name: tedious
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/tedious
  install: npm install tedious
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/tediousjs/tedious
  description: Pure-JavaScript TDS implementation for connecting to SQL Server.
- language: python
  registry: pypi
  name: mssql-python
  url: https://pypi.org/project/mssql-python/
  install: pip install mssql-python
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python
  description: Microsoft's first-party Python driver for SQL Server and Azure SQL.
- language: python
  registry: pypi
  name: pyodbc
  url: https://pypi.org/project/pyodbc/
  install: pip install pyodbc
  official: false
  source_repo: https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc
  description: ODBC-based Python driver documented by Microsoft for SQL Server (uses the Microsoft ODBC Driver).
- language: python
  registry: pypi
  name: pymssql
  url: https://pypi.org/project/pymssql/
  install: pip install pymssql
  official: false
  description: FreeTDS-based Python driver documented by Microsoft for SQL Server.
- language: go
  registry: pkg.go.dev
  name: github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
  url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
  install: go get github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
  description: Microsoft Go driver for SQL Server using the TDS protocol.
- language: java
  registry: maven-central
  name: com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc
  url: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.microsoft.sqlserver/mssql-jdbc
  install: "<dependency><groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId><artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId></dependency>"
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-jdbc
  description: Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.
- language: php
  registry: pecl
  name: sqlsrv / pdo_sqlsrv
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/php/download-drivers-php-sql-server
  install: pecl install sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql
  description: Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server (SQLSRV and PDO_SQLSRV extensions).
- language: ruby
  registry: rubygems
  name: tiny_tds
  url: https://rubygems.org/gems/tiny_tds
  install: gem install tiny_tds
  official: false
  source_repo: https://github.com/rails-sqlserver/tiny_tds
  description: FreeTDS-based Ruby driver documented by Microsoft for connecting to SQL Server.
- language: powershell
  registry: powershell-gallery
  name: SqlServer
  url: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/SqlServer
  install: Install-Module -Name SqlServer
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/microsoft/SQLServerPSModule
  description: SQL Server PowerShell module (cmdlets for managing instances and databases).
- language: csharp
  registry: nuget
  name: Microsoft.DataApiBuilder
  url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.DataApiBuilder
  install: dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.DataApiBuilder
  official: true
  source_repo: https://github.com/Azure/data-api-builder
  description: Data API builder (DAB) - generates REST/GraphQL/MCP endpoints for SQL Server and Azure SQL.