Azure offers several database management and data storage options that can be used with applications hosted on Azure and elsewhere.
The chart compares Microsoft’s on-premises and hosted database offerings.
Roadmap for Azure SQL Database, a multitenant relational database management service hosted in Azure.
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) database management offering, based on SQL Server's latest database engine, that closely resembles a traditional on-premises SQL Server instance.
Roadmap for Azure SQL Edge, a small-footprint deployment option optimized for low-powered devices, gateways, or edge servers running near Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Roadmap for Azure SQL Server Stretch Database, a hosted data storage service used with on-premises SQL Server to store historic or rarely used data in Azure.
Roadmap for the Azure Database Services that provides hosted database services for open-source products, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.
Lifecycle timelines for versions of PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB services.
Roadmap for Azure Cosmos DB, a hosted NoSQL (Not only SQL) and relational offering that supports multiple data models and provides global scaling.