When does my SQL Server support end?

October 29, 2008 by Victoria Yudin 15 Comments

Did you know that mainstream support for SQL 2012 ended in July of 2017? Here is a list of the SQL versions and the relevant release and support end dates:

SQL Server Version	Release Date	End of Mainstream Support	End of Extended Support	Link
SQL 7	Mar 01 1999	Dec 31 2005	Jan 11 2011	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2000	Nov 30 2000	Apr 8 2008	Apr 9 2013	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2005	Jan 14 2006	Apr 12 2011	Apr 12 2016	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2008	Nov 6 2008	Jan 14 2014	Jul 9 2019	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2008 R2	Jul 20 2010	Jan 14 2014	Jul 9 2019	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2012	May 20 2012	Jul 11 2017	Jul 12 2022	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2014	June 5 2014	Jul 9 2019	Jul 9 2024	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2016	June 1 2016	Jul 13 2021	Jul 14 2026	Support Lifecycle
SQL 2017	Sep 29 2017	Oct 11 2022	Oct 12 2027	Support Lifecycle

The Support Lifecycle links will have more detailed information about Service Packs and support guidelines for the specific versions.

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15 Responses to “When does my SQL Server support end?”

LAZA Reply February 2, 2018 at 2:53 am

Kindly correct the SQL 2016 extended support dates as 7/14/2026 = 14th July 2026

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- Victoria Yudin Reply February 2, 2018 at 6:50 am
  
  I have made the change and also added SQL 2017. Appreciate the heads up.
  
  -Victoria
  
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Chhatrasal Reply August 24, 2017 at 1:00 pm

Kindly correct the SQL 2008 and SQL 2008 R2 extended support dates as 9-Jul-19 instead of 9-Jan-19

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- Victoria Yudin Reply August 24, 2017 at 1:07 pm
  
  Thanks for the heads up, I have updated the list above with the new dates.
  
  -Victoria
  
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Rakesh Sharma Reply April 24, 2014 at 12:40 am

Thanks alot for this good information.

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Naseer Farooqi Reply January 14, 2011 at 9:18 am

Hi Victoria,

This is very good information. I was not aware those.

Thanks

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