You’ll most likely be choosing from the Enterprise or Standard options.
Microsoft offers four versions of SQL Server 2016, but the Developer and Express editions are limited (naturally, as they are free products). This quick rundown will guide you towards the best licensing choice for your cloud VMs running Microsoft SQL Server. With two different licensing models and several different versions of SQL Server, managing your licensing in a virtualized environment (like a hosted VMware cloud) is no simple matter.
