Looking for Change Notifier for SQL Server? You’re in the right place. Netwrix Auditor Free Community Edition includes SQL Server change notifications — plus a whole lot more.

Free community edition

Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server

Freeware that keeps you informed about changes and logons to your Microsoft SQL Server

"Thanks for the use of your freebie. It worked as you said it should."

Ralph Hanahan,
Denmark Technical College

How long does it take you to find out what happened on your SQL Server?

The free edition of Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server keeps you on top of what’s happening inside your database server by detecting logons and changes made to SQL Server objects and permissions, including server instances, roles, databases, tables, stored procedures and more. This free SQL tool sends daily reports detailing every change and logon made during the last 24 hours, including the before and after values for each modification.

Review SQL Server activity

Reports on successful and failed logons. Shows what SQL Server objects were added, modified or removed, with the current and past values.

Automate auditing

Collects and aggregates data about changes from multiple SQL servers and automatically sends daily reports to keep you informed.

Increase efficiency

Delivers meaningful data about changes and logons, eliminating the need to analyze mountains of native SQL Server logs.

Save your IT budget

Requires zero investment and will never expire or stop working when you need it.

Continuous monitoring of database activity is critical for data security and high availability of mission-critical applications and services. However, neither native tools nor most free SQL tools can efficiently monitor logons and configuration changes on SQL Server. The free edition of Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server eliminates the noise and enables you to stay on top of user activity on your SQL servers in a timely and convenient fashion.

Because databases are used to store valuable assets, they are normally hidden far behind firewalls. But even the most secure perimeter is not sufficient protection. The free edition of Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server reports on successful and failed logon attempts and configuration changes to harden database security. This free SQL reporting tool enables IT admins to review user activity in their database environments and detect potentially aberrant behavior to prevent data exfiltration.

Awareness versus Complete Visibility

Once you start using Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server, you will get full functionality for free for 20 days. After that, you can either activate the Free Community Edition or apply a commercial license. The table below highlights the differences between the Netwrix Auditor Community Edition free SQL tool and the standard edition of the product.

Free Community Edition Standard Edition

Functionality	Netwrix Auditor Free Community Edition	Netwrix Auditor Standard Edition
Reporting on changes to server instances, databases, database users, roles and schemas
Reporting on changes to database objects (including tables, views, stored procedures, indices, etc.) and database content on a row level
Before and after values for all modifications
Reporting on both successful and failed logon attempts
Daily activity summary sent automatically to a single recipient
"What," "when" and "where" details for each reported event
"Who" details for each reported event
Predefined reports with filtering, sorting and export options
Email subscriptions to scheduled Exchange Server reports with the ability to choose reports, recipients and reporting frequency
Advanced cross-system audit reporting
User behavior and blind spot analysis
Out-of-the-box compliance reports mapped to specific regulatory standards (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, FISMA/NIST and more)
Overview dashboards
Google-like search of audit data
Alerts on threat patterns
Long-term storage of audit data
Role-based access control
Optional lightweight, non-intrusive mode of data collection used for traffic compression
Single installation that handles multiple domains, each with its own unique settings

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System Requirements

The free edition of Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server is very simple to deploy. Below is a summary of the minimum system requirements.

Hardware

Processor:

2 cores

Memory:

4GB RAM

Disk space:

100 GB – System drive
100 GB – Data drive (Long-Term Archive and SQL Server)

Screen resolution:

Minimum 1280 x 1024
Recommended 1920 x 1080 or higher

Software

Operating System:

Windows Desktop OS (64-bit): Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
Windows Server OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016

.NET Framework:

Any .NET Framework that goes with your OS: 3.5 SP1, 4.0, 4.5, or 4.6

Installer:

Windows Installer 3.1 and above