Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
Microsoft SQL Server database provider for Entity Framework Core.
Total Downloads
992.6M
992,636,840
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Latest stable version
Install
.NET CLI
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 9.0.10
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -Version 9.0.10
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.10" />
Frameworks
Dependencies
[9.0.10, )
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
[5.1.6, )
net8.0
[9.0.10, )
[9.0.10, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
[9.0.10, )
net8.0
System.Formats.Asn1
[9.0.10, )
net8.0
System.Text.Json
[9.0.10, )
net8.0
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.
Compatibility metadata lists 1 target framework; confirm the exact target used by your application.
How to read this guidance
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