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| Feature | SSMS 20.5 | Azure Data Studio | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Excellent (Full GUI) | Poor (Requires extensions) | | Query Execution & Tuning | Excellent (Plan Analyzer) | Good (Visualize plans) | | Lightweight & Cross-Platform (Mac/Linux) | No (Windows only) | Yes (Windows, Mac, Linux) | | Notebooks (Python/R/SQL) | No | Yes (First-class support) | | Git Integration | Basic | Excellent | sql server management studio latest version

The latest SSMS installer now includes GitHub Copilot as an optional workload. This allows for AI-driven query suggestions and chat-based troubleshooting directly within the IDE. Why does this matter to you

The jump from SSMS 19.x to 20.x was not merely a semantic version bump; it represented a significant architectural shift. For years, SSMS was tied to the Visual Studio 2019 Isolated Shell. With version 20.0, Microsoft migrated the tool to the . The jump from SSMS 19

The latest version of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is , which was released on March 14, 2023.