Microsoft SQL Server Graph
A graph layer within Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL that stores nodes and edges as tables and adds a MATCH clause to T-SQL for ASCII-art pattern matching. Graph and relational data share one engine and can be queried together.
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- Overall rank
- #126
- First released
- April 2017
- License
- Proprietary
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License Proprietary
SQL Server is closed-source commercial software; the Wikipedia comparison table lists it as Proprietary.
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Proprietary SQL /T-SQL, R , Python Offers graph database abilities to model many-to-many relationships.
Graph database - Wikipedia · reviewed 2026-11-03
Released 2017-04
Graph support first shipped in SQL Server 2017 CTP 2.0, announced 19 April 2017.
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We also added support for storing and analyzing graph data relationships.
SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0 now available · reviewed 2026-11-03 -
We are excited to announce the first version of graph extensions to SQL Server.
Graph Data Processing with SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database · reviewed 2026-11-03
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SQL graph is a feature of SQL Server / Azure SQL, which are database servers and managed services reached by clients over the network.
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The graph relationships are integrated into Transact-SQL and receive the benefits of using SQL Server as the foundational database management system.
Graph processing with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database · reviewed 2026-11-03