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microsoft/mssql-jdbc

The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity with SQL Server through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs). observed · 2026-09-01

github.com/microsoft/mssql-jdbc · Java · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-01

Health v2 · maintenance only

91/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 75
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 3663
  • days_rel: 170
  • days_push: 2
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1132 stars · 474 forks observed · 2026-09-01

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is a Type 4 JDBC driver providing database connectivity to SQL Server and Azure SQL Database from Java applications via the standard JDBC API. It is distributed on Maven Central with builds for Java 8 and Java 11+.

Use cases

  • connect a Java application to SQL Server
  • connect Java apps to Azure SQL Database
  • use SQL Server from a Java application server
  • run JDBC queries against SQL Server from any Java-enabled applet
  • add mssql-jdbc as a Maven dependency for database access

When to choose

  • your Java or JVM application needs to talk to Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL Database
  • you want the official, Microsoft-supported JDBC driver
  • you need a pure-Java Type 4 driver with no native dependencies

When to avoid

  • you are connecting to non-Microsoft databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • your stack is not on the JVM
  • you need a driver for a different database protocol

Facets

library · maturity stable

database-driver database databases backend developer-tools jvm cross-platform jdbc sql-server azure-sql type-4-driver maven

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