Microsoft1GB RAM for 50GB DB size is seriously not practical! You are indirectly discouraging the use of Express Edition!
Once again you missed the bus. SQL 2025 Express support only 1.5gb memory (seriously not practical this days), After pushing Express Advanced features, It removes any point for this edition to exist even when DB size increased from 10GB to 50GB db. This 1gb limit is Indirectly discouraging the use of Express Edition for small real-time projects. This encourage .NET developers to use MySql or Postgres DB. MS is loosing Sql Server usage market share.
Increasing the memory cap to 4GB would make SQL Server Express more viable for small businesses, startups, or hobbyists looking to use a free, feature-rich RDBMS without worrying about memory limitations. It could also encourage greater adoption of SQL Server, especially compared to other lightweight databases that allow higher memory usage (like MySQL or PostgreSQL).
Increasing the memory limit to 4GB would not only improve performance, but it should also be feasible from a technical standpoint. It would be great to see Microsoft consider this, especially as JSON, VECTOR, REGEXP, cloud-first / AI development becomes more common and the requirements for databases continue to grow. There is a serious imbalance between 1GB RAM limit against 50GB DB limit. I wonder why SQL Server team did not think about this earlier?
