SQL Server Reporting Services Roadmap

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Update Oct. 2025 – Happy trails SSRS, it’s been nice knowing you. Yes, SSRS is being retired in favor of Power BI Report Server, which is no surprise to anyone. That means the previous version, SQL Server 2022, was the last version to inclulde SSRS. There’s no need to panic; SSRS in SQL Server 2022 is supported until 2032.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a role in SQL Server, Microsoft’s long-standing on-premises database management and business intelligence (BI) software. SSRS is used to create traditional columnar business reports using Microsoft’s Report Definition Language (RDL).

SSRS technology is available in two server products:

SQL Server Reporting Services

Power BI Report Server.

They are essentially the same product, except Power BI Report Server can also host Power BI reports (.PBIX files) and is updated on a quarterly basis to maintain compatibility with the Power BI cloud service.

Product: SQL Server

Licensing: SQL Server

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