In this article, you can clearly see all the differences between Windows Server 2022 Standard and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter.
You can download the Windows Server 2022 installer from our website!
Additionally, you can purchase original product keys for each version in our catalog:
Windows Server 2022 Standard – 28 €
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter – 27 €
| Feature | Windows Server 2022 Standard | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter |
|---|---|---|
| General Availability Features | ||
| Extended Azure Network | ❌ | ❌ |
| Compliance Recommendations Analyzer | ✅ | ✅ |
| Containers | ✅ | ✅ |
| Direct Access | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dynamic Memory (in virtualization) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Microsoft Management Console (MMC) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Hot Add and Replace RAM | ✅ | ✅ |
| Minimal Server Interface | ✅ | ✅ |
| Network Load Balancing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows PowerShell | ✅ | ✅ |
| Core Server Component Installation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Server Manager | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMB Direct and SMB over RDMA | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMB Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMB over QUIC | ❌ | ❌ |
| Software-Defined Networking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Storage Migration Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage Replica | Yes, (1 partnership and 1 resource group with one 2 TB volume) | Yes, without limitations |
| Storage Replica Compression | ❌ | ❌ |
| Storage Spaces | ✅ | ✅ |
| Local Storage Spaces | ❌ | ✅ |
| Volume Activation Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| VSS Integration (Volume Shadow Copy Service) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Server Update Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Server License Logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Legacy Activation | As a guest hosted in the datacenter | Node or guest |
| Work Folders | ✅ | ✅ |
| Locks and Limits | ||
| Maximum Number of Users | Based on client licenses | Based on client licenses |
| Maximum SMB Connections | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 |
| Maximum RRAS Connections | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum IAS Connections | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
| Maximum RDS Connections | 65,535 | 65,535 |
| Maximum Number of 64-bit Sockets | 64 | 64 |
| Maximum Number of Cores | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum RAM Capacity | 48 TB | 48 TB |
| Can be used as a virtualization guest | Yes; 2 virtual machines and one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines and one Hyper-V host per license |
| Windows Server Containers | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Virtual OS/Hyper-V Isolated Containers | 2 | Unlimited |
| Server can join a domain | ✅ | ✅ |
| Network Edge Security and Firewall | ❌ | ❌ |
| DirectAccess | ✅ | ✅ |
| DLNA Codecs and Web Media Streaming | Yes, if the server is installed with the desktop experience | Yes, if the server is installed with the desktop experience |
| Server Roles | ||
| Active Directory Certificate Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Active Directory Domain Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Active Directory Federation Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Active Directory Rights Management Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Device Health Attestation | ✅ | ✅ |
| DHCP Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| DNS Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| Fax Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| File Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| BranchCache for Network Files | ✅ | ✅ |
| Data Deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
| DFS Namespaces | ✅ | ✅ |
| DFS Replication | ✅ | ✅ |
| File Server Resource Manager | ✅ | ✅ |
| File Server VSS Agent Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| iSCSI Target Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| iSCSI Target Storage Provider | ✅ | ✅ |
| Server for NFS | ✅ | ✅ |
| Work Folders | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Host Guardian Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| Hyper-V | ✅ | Yes; including shielded virtual machines |
| Network Controller | ❌ | ✅ |
| Network Policy and Access Services | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Print and Document Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remote Access | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remote Desktop Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Volume Activation Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web Services (IIS) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Deployment Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Server Update Services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Features | ||
| .NET Framework 3.5 | ✅ | ✅ |
| .NET Framework 4.8 | ✅ | ✅ |
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) | ✅ | ✅ |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | ✅ | ✅ |
| BitLocker Network Unlock | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| BranchCache | ✅ | ✅ |
| Client for NFS | ✅ | ✅ |
| Containers | ✅ | ✅ |
| Data Center Bridging | ✅ | ✅ |
| DirectPlay | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Enhanced Storage | ✅ | ✅ |
| Failover Clustering | ✅ | ✅ |
| Group Policy Management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Host Guardian Hyper-V Support | ❌ | ✅ |
| Input/Output Operations Quality | ✅ | ✅ |
| IIS Hostable Web Core | ✅ | ✅ |
| Internet Printing Client | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| IP Address Management (IPAM) | ✅ | ✅ |
| LPR Port Monitor | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| IIS Management OData Extension | ✅ | ✅ |
| Media Foundation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Message Queuing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Microsoft Defender Antivirus | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multipath I/O | ✅ | ✅ |
| MultiPoint Connector | ✅ | ✅ |
| Network Load Balancing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Network Virtualization | ✅ | ✅ |
| PNRP Protocol | ✅ | ✅ |
| qWave | ✅ | ✅ |
| RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Remote Assistance | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Remote Differential Compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) | ✅ | ✅ |
| RPC over HTTP Proxy | ✅ | ✅ |
| Setup and Boot Event Collection | ✅ | ✅ |
| Simple TCP/IP Services | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMB Bandwidth Limit | ✅ | ✅ |
| SMTP Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| SNMP Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| Software Load Balancer | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage Migration Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage Migration Service Proxy | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage Replica | ✅ | ✅ |
| System Data Archiver | ✅ | ✅ |
| System Insights | ✅ | ✅ |
| Telnet Client | ✅ | ✅ |
| TFTP Client | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| VM Shielding Tools for Fabric Management | ✅ | ✅ |
| WebDAV Redirector | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Biometric Framework | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Windows Internal Database | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows PowerShell | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Activation Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Search Service | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| Windows Server Backup | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Server Migration Tools | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Standards-Based Storage Management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Subsystem for Linux | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows TIFF IFilter | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience | Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience |
| WinRM IIS Extension | ✅ | ✅ |
| WINS Server | ✅ | ✅ |
| Wireless LAN Service | ✅ | ✅ |
| WoW64 Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| XPS Viewer | Yes, installed as part of the "Server with Desktop Experience" option | Yes, installed as part of the "Server with Desktop Experience" option |
