Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool

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Free plan Windows

Spec score 7.7 #8 of 27 in Database Vulnerability Scanners

What it is

Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool assesses SQL Server security and configuration against established best practices. It covers on-premises SQL Server installations and Azure SQL Managed Instances, with more than 80 checks across platform configuration, surface area reduction, authentication, encryption, and auditing. The tool can generate a SQL Server Security Compliance Benchmark output in PDF format. It uses core capabilities of the XIA Configuration compliance benchmarking platform and offers a trial of SQL Server documentation functionality found in XIA Configuration Express. The tool is free; requesting it requires a full name and business email address. CENTREL, the company behind the tool, is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom, and was founded in 2008. CENTREL says its technical support staff are based in the UK and that remote support requires the customer's explicit consent, using tools such as TeamViewer and Microsoft Teams. The stated deployment is hybrid, and cloud databases and compliance templates are listed as supported.

Spec sheet

Purpose: The tool automatically assesses SQL Server security and configuration against best practices for on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instances.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Support: CENTREL says its technical support staff are based in the United Kingdom and support is not outsourced offshore or to third parties.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Headquarters: Oxford, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Founded: 2008Read 28 Sep 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Associated platform: The tool uses core capabilities of the XIA Configuration compliance benchmarking platform.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Benchmark basis: The benchmark evaluates platform and security settings against established best practices.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Company security: CENTREL says it applies administrative, operational, and technical security controls to help protect customer data.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Coverage: It includes more than 80 checks across platform configuration, surface area reduction, authentication, encryption, and auditing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Documentation trial: The free tool can trial SQL Server documentation functionality found in XIA Configuration Express.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Output: The tool can generate the SQL Server Security Compliance Benchmark output in PDF format.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Remote support: Remote support uses tools such as TeamViewer and Microsoft Teams, requires the customer's explicit consent, and ends without persistent access retained.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Request requirement: The request form asks for a full name and business email address.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Supported target: The stated SQL targets are on-premises SQL Server installations and Azure SQL Managed Instances.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com
Who it is for: CENTREL says its software is built to simplify workflows for IT professionals, and that educational institutions, government bodies, and enterprises worldwide use its tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com

Plans and prices

Free SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool Free Free tool; over 80 checks; PDF benchmark output; SQL Server documentation available as a trial Read 7 Oct 2026 · centrel-solutions.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

More than 80 security and configuration checks
Covers on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instances
Generates benchmark output in PDF format
Free tool

Limits

Request form requires a full name and business email
SQL Server documentation functionality is offered as a trial

Who it suits

The tool suits IT professionals assessing SQL Server security and configuration against best practices. Its stated targets include on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instances.

Verdict

This free tool provides a broad set of checks and PDF benchmark output for its stated SQL targets. Requesters should note the business contact details required and that the documentation functionality is a trial.