Grafana Microsoft SQL Server Data Source - Native Plugin
Grafana ships with a built-in Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from any Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or newer.
Adding the data source
- Open the side menu by clicking the Grafana icon in the top header.
- In the side menu under the
Configurationlink you should find a link namedData Sources. - Click the
+ Add data sourcebutton in the top header. - Select Microsoft SQL Server from the Type dropdown.
Read more about it here:
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Insights
- Adoption
Running on 396,146 active Grafana instances.
- Activity
Last updated 8 Oct 2026.
7 releases in the past year.
- Queries
581,140,666 total queries served across all Grafana Cloud instances.
- Version
- 13.0.7
- Dependencies
- Grafana >=12.3.0-0
- Developer
- Grafana Labs
Grafana Cloud
Connect any plugin in Grafana Cloud.
- 150+ data source integrations
- Grafana Assistant - AI that correlates your data, builds queries, and answers questions
- 10k Prometheus metrics + 50 GB logs, traces, and profiles on the free tier
- ...and more