diff --git a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md index df00002864f..038322ad468 100644 --- a/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md +++ b/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/pricing-guidance.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you want to develop, test, or build a proof of concept, then use the freely l > [!NOTE] > SQL Server 2025 introduces separate Enterprise Developer and Standard Developer editions of SQL Server. -If you want to run a lightweight workload in production (<4 cores, <1-GB memory, <10 GB/database), use the freely licensed **SQL Server Express edition**. A SQL Server Express edition VM also only incurs charges for the cost of the VM. +If you want to run a lightweight workload in production (<4 cores, <1-GB memory, <50 GB/database), use the freely licensed **SQL Server Express edition**. A SQL Server Express edition VM also only incurs charges for the cost of the VM. For these development/test and lightweight production workloads, you can also save money by choosing a smaller VM size that matches these workloads. The [D2as_v5](/azure/virtual-machines/dasv5-dadsv5-series) might be a good choice in some scenarios. @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ To create an Azure VM running SQL Server 2022 with one of these images, see the | Platform | Freely licensed images | |---|---| -| Windows Server 2022 | [SQL Server 2022 Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2022-ws2022sqldev-gen2) | +| Windows Server 2025 | [SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2025-ws2025stddev-gen2) | +| Windows Server 2025 | [SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2025-ws2025entdev-gen2) | | Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | [SQL Server 2022 Developer Azure VM](https://portal.azure.com/#create/microsoftsqlserver.sql2019-ubuntupro2004sqldev_upro-ARM) | ## Paid SQL Server editions