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