This is Microsoft’s strategic replacement for basic SSMS tasks on non-Windows platforms.
Install the SQL Server Agent , SQL Server Profiler , and Schema Compare extensions to bring Azure Data Studio closer to SSMS functionality.
You cannot run SSMS natively on macOS, but you can work efficiently with SQL Server on a Mac using modern cross-platform tools and strategic virtualization. The Windows-only era for database management is slowly ending — but not quite over yet.
These applications run directly on macOS without requiring extra software like Windows virtual machines.
This is Microsoft’s strategic replacement for basic SSMS tasks on non-Windows platforms.
Install the SQL Server Agent , SQL Server Profiler , and Schema Compare extensions to bring Azure Data Studio closer to SSMS functionality.
You cannot run SSMS natively on macOS, but you can work efficiently with SQL Server on a Mac using modern cross-platform tools and strategic virtualization. The Windows-only era for database management is slowly ending — but not quite over yet.
These applications run directly on macOS without requiring extra software like Windows virtual machines.