Microsoft SQL Server CALs
Microsoft SQL Server CALs (= Client Access Licenses) are required to access a SQL Server Standard. The Server + CAL licensing option offers a choice between two types of CALs - a User CAL and a Device CAL.
User CAL allows a single user to access the server from unlimited number of devices, whereas the Device CAL grants the permission to access the server for one device (which can be used by unlimited number of users).
SQL Server 2017 User CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2017 or older
- No expiration date
SQL Server 2016 User CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2016 or older
- No expiration date
SQL Server 2017 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 device only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2017 or older
- No expiration date
SQL Server 2019 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- No expiration date
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2019 or older
SQL Server 2019 User CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- No expiration date
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2019 or older
SQL Server 2016 Device CAL
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SQL Server 2016 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 device only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2016 or older
- No expiration date
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SQL Server 2017 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 device only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2017 or older
- No expiration date
SQL Server 2014 Device CAL
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SQL Server 2014 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 device only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2014 or older
- No expiration date
Alternative product

SQL Server 2017 Device CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 device only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2017 or older
- No expiration date
SQL Server 2014 User CAL
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SQL Server 2016 User CALAlternative product

SQL Server 2016 User CAL
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Requested product

SQL Server 2014 User CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2014 or older
- No expiration date
Alternative product

SQL Server 2016 User CAL
- Digital certificate
- For 1 user only
- CALs (= Client Access Licenses)
- Used for accessing SQL Server 2016 or older
- No expiration date