Released: Mar 17, 2026

Updates in v16.0.8.28634

Fixes

• Memory optimized tables with replaced indexes are now correctly modeled.

Released: Feb 24, 2026

Updates in v16.0.6.28582

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where SQL Compare would fail to handle CREATE EXTERNAL MODEL syntax in stored procedure or function bodies.

Released: Jan 20, 2026

Updates in v16.0.4.28477

Fixes

• Many more system function names are now correctly recognized.
• Fixed offline licensing workflow for SQL Compare docker container.

Released: Jan 14, 2026

Updates in v16.0.3.28451

Features

• Added support for || string concatenation operator introduced in SQL Server 2025.
• Improved error message for certain invalid filter files.
• Database collation is now written to snapshots.

Fixes

• Fixed a connection issue in SQL Snapper where "Encrypt" option was incorrectly set to True when the checkbox was unchecked.

Released: Dec 19, 2025

Updates in v16.0.1.28365

Features

• Added the ability to use Distroless base image for SQL Compare docker image to reduce image size and improve security.
• Add the name of the file where a parsing error occurs into the error message.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where USING locale was not included for PARSE and TRY_PARSE functions.

Released: Dec 11, 2025

Updates in v16.0.0.28327

Features

• Added support for SQL Server 2025.
• Removed support for storing passwords in the project file and instead store these passwords in the Windows Credential Manager.

Released: Dec 4, 2025

Updates in v15.4.29.28207

Features

• Preview Feature: Added support for using Redgate Data Modeler models as a comparison source.

Released: Nov 14, 2025

Updates in v15.4.28.28077

Features

• Added support for SQL Server 2025.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the 'Create snapshot of target before deployment' option was not generating a snapshot.

Released: Nov 4, 2025

Updates in v15.4.27.28006

Features

• Added support for SSMS 21 as an external SQL Editor.

Released: Oct 2, 2025

Updates in v15.4.26.27858

Fixes

• Use 'sp_rename' instead of dropping and recreating columns when collations are different.