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Asked: 2026-05-12T10:02:31+00:00

I think there is an upgrade/downgrade path between MySQL and DB2 because they are

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I think there is an upgrade/downgrade path between MySQL and DB2 because they are both pretty ANSI standards compliant.

Other than SQL Express, is there a similar pairing of free-“ish”/paid databases for SQL Server?

Another way to state the question– of the free db engines that exist, which is the least painful to migrate T-SQL to?

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Background: I’m looking for a suitable downgrade path. I wrote an app that I wanted to post to codeplex and then I realized that the likely audience might not have admin rights, wouldn’t be able to cope with the administrativia of MS-SQL, etc.

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    There is a free version of Sybase ASE available; Sybase supports T-SQL.

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