Summary of 64-bit support, operating systems and SQL Server versions supported by BizTalk Server
This article lists the versions of Windows, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and .NET Framework versions that are supported with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and newer. This article also lists the 64-bit support for these versions and editions of BizTalk Server.
Original product version: BizTalk Server 2013 R2, 2013, 2010, 2009
Original KB number: 926628
Operating system, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and .NET Framework version support
The following tables list the operating systems, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and .NET Framework versions supported by BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and newer.
| Product version | BizTalk Server 2013 R2 | BizTalk Server 2013 | BizTalk Server 2010 | BizTalk Server 2009 | BizTalk Server 2006 R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows XP | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later service pack |
| Windows XP Professional, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later service pack |
| Windows Server 2003 | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 |
| Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Vista, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes, with Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows 7, including 64-bit | Yes, with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Server 2008 R2, including 64-bit | No | Yes, with Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Server 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Windows 8 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Windows 8.1 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SQL Server 2000 | No | No | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 |
| SQL Server 2000, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| SQL Server 2005, including 64-bit | No | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 or later service pack | Yes |
| SQL Server 2008, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No |
| SQL Server 2008 R2, including 64-bit | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| SQL Server 2012 | Yes, with SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 | Yes | No | No | No |
| SQL Server 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SQL Server Express | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended |
| Visual Studio version | Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio 2012 | Visual Studio 2010 | Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or later service pack | Visual Studio 2005 |
| .NET Framework version | Visual Studio project target build: .NET Framework 4.5 BizTalk Runtime: .NET Framework 4.5. x |
Visual Studio project target build: .NET Framework 4.5 BizTalk Runtime: .NET Framework 4.5. x |
Visual Studio project target build: .NET Framework 4 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 BizTalk Runtime: .NET Framework 4.5.x (Only with CU7) |
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 | .NET Framework 3.0 and .NET Framework 2.0 |
Important
The latest service pack for Windows and SQL Server should be installed. Installing the latest Windows and SQL Server service pack is always supported.
64-bit support
| Product version | 64-bit operating system support | Native 64-bit execution support |
|---|---|---|
| BizTalk Server 2013 R2 | All editions | Enterprise Edition Standard Edition Developer Edition Branch Edition Evaluation Edition |
| BizTalk Server 2013 | All editions | Enterprise Edition Standard Edition Developer Edition Branch Edition Evaluation Edition |
| BizTalk Server 2010 | All editions | Enterprise Edition Standard Edition Developer Edition Branch Edition Evaluation Edition |
| BizTalk Server 2009 | All editions | Enterprise Edition Developer Edition Branch Edition Evaluation Edition The Standard Edition is not supported for native 64-bit execution. |
| BizTalk Server 2006 R2 | All editions | Enterprise Edition Developer Edition Branch Edition Evaluation Edition The Standard Edition is not supported for native 64-bit execution. |
Previous BizTalk Server versions
For previous BizTalk Server versions, go to BizTalk Server: Operating System, SQL Server Version, and 64-bit Support