Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
Microsoft SQL Server database provider for Entity Framework Core.
Total Downloads
968.3M
968,299,408
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Latest stable version
Install
.NET CLI
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -Version 11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112" />
Frameworks
Dependencies
[11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112, )
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
[6.1.1, )
net11.0
[11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112, )
[11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
[11.0.0-preview.2.26159.112, )
net11.0
Adoption guide
Workloads standardized on SQL Server or Azure SQL that need mature migrations and provider documentation.
Why it appears in the guide: EF Core provider for SQL Server with broad feature support and deep integration with Microsoft data tooling. Trade-off: Ties query behavior and advanced feature usage to SQL Server semantics and version capabilities.
This version is marked prerelease. Validate its API and upgrade path before production use.
Compatibility metadata lists 1 target framework; confirm the exact target used by your application.
How to read this guidance
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