| title | Connectivity Libraries and Frameworks | |
|---|---|---|
| description | Get the connectivity drivers for client apps to connect to Azure SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, running on-premises, in the cloud, on Linux or Windows, or in containers. | |
| author | rwestMSFT | |
| ms.author | randolphwest | |
| ms.date | 07/03/2025 | |
| ms.service | sql | |
| ms.subservice | linux | |
| ms.topic | conceptual | |
| ms.custom |
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Linux]
Check out SQL Data Developer to quickly get started with programming languages such as C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, and Python and build an app using [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] on Linux, Windows, or Docker on macOS.
The following table lists connectivity libraries or drivers that client applications can use from various languages to connect to and use Microsoft [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] running on-premises or in the cloud, on Linux, Windows, or Docker, and also to Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics.
| Language | Platform | Additional resources | Download | Get started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C# | Windows, Linux, macOS | Microsoft ADO.NET for SQL Server | Download | Get started |
| Java | Windows, Linux, macOS | Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server | Get started | |
| PHP | Windows, Linux, macOS | PHP SQL Driver for SQL Server | Operating System: - Windows - Linux - macOS |
Get started |
| Node.js | Windows, Linux, macOS | Node.js Driver for SQL Server | Get started | |
| Python | Windows, Linux, macOS | Python SQL Driver - pyodbc |
Get started | |
| Ruby | Windows, Linux, macOS | Ruby Driver for SQL Server | Get started | |
| C++ | Windows, Linux, macOS | Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server | Download |
The following table lists a few examples of Object Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks and web frameworks, that client applications can use with [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] running on-premises or in the cloud, on Linux, Windows, or Docker, and also to Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics.
| Language | Platform | ORM |
|---|---|---|
| C# | Windows, Linux, macOS | Entity Framework Entity Framework Core |
| Java | Windows, Linux, macOS | Hibernate ORM |
| PHP | Windows, Linux | Laravel (Eloquent) |
| Node.js | Windows, Linux, macOS | Sequelize ORM |
| Python | Windows, Linux, macOS | Django |
| Ruby | Windows, Linux, macOS | Ruby on Rails |