SQL Server Pricing

SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Pricing
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2005/en/us/pricing.aspx
and
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx

Editions

Typical Workloads

Processor Pricing

Server Plus CAL Pricing

Enterprise Edition
Meets the high demands of enterprise online transaction processing and data warehousing applications

OLTP
Data Warehousing
Data Mining

Retail*
$24,999
Example**
$23,911

Retail*
$13, 969 with 25 CALs
Example**
$8,487: $162 per additional CAL

Standard Edition
Data management and analysis platform for small and medium-sized organizations

E-commerce
Data Warehousing
Line-of-Business
Solutions

Retail*
$5,999
Example**
$5,737

Retail*
$1,849 with 5 CALs
Example**
$885: $162 per additional CAL

Workgroup Edition
Designed for small [...]