Analysis Services (servers)
| Feature | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Express with Tools | Express | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable shared databases | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Backup/Restore & Attach/Detach databases | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Synchronize databases | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Always On failover cluster instances | Yes Number of nodes is the operating system maximum |
Yes Support for 2 nodes |
Yes Number of nodes is the operating system maximum |
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| Programmability (AMO, ADOMD.Net, OLEDB, XML/A, ASSL, TMSL) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tabular models
| Feature | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Express with Tools | Express | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchies | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| KPIs | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Perspectives | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Translations | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| DAX calculations, DAX queries, MDX queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Row-level security | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Multiple partitions | Yes | Yes | |||||
| In-memory storage mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| DirectQuery storage mode | Yes | Yes |
Multidimensional models
| Feature | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Express with Tools | Express | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-additive measures | Yes | No 1 | Yes | ||||
| Hierarchies | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| KPIs | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Perspectives | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Actions | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Account intelligence | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Time intelligence | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Custom rollups | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Writeback cube | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Writeback dimensions | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Writeback cells | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Drillthrough | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Advanced hierarchy types (parent-child and ragged hierarchies) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Advanced dimensions (reference dimensions, many-to-many dimensions) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Linked measures and dimensions | Yes | Yes 2 | Yes | ||||
| Translations | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Aggregations | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Multiple partitions | Yes | Yes, up to 3 | Yes | ||||
| Proactive caching | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Custom assemblies (stored procedures) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| MDX queries and scripts | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| DAX queries | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Role-based security model | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Dimension and cell-level security | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Scalable string storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| MOLAP, ROLAP, and HOLAP storage models | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Binary and compressed XML transport | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Push-mode processing | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Direct writeback | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Measure expressions | Yes | Yes |
1 The LastChild semi-additive measure is supported in Standard edition, but other semi-additive measures, such as None, FirstChild, FirstNonEmpty, LastNonEmpty, AverageOfChildren, and ByAccount, are not. Additive measures, such as Sum, Count, Min, Max, and non-additive measures (DistinctCount) are supported on all editions.
2 Standard edition supports linking measures and dimensions within the same database, but not from other databases or instances.
Power Pivot for SharePoint
| Feature | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Express with Tools | Express | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SharePoint farm integration based on shared service architecture | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Usage reporting | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Health monitoring rules | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Power Pivot gallery | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Power Pivot data refresh | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Power Pivot data feeds | Yes | Yes |
Data Mining
| Feature Name | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Express with Tools | Express | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard algorithms | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Data mining tools (Wizards, Editors, Query Builders) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Cross validation | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Models on filtered subsets of mining structure data | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Time series: Custom blending between ARTXP and ARIMA methods | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Time series: Prediction with new data | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Unlimited concurrent DM queries | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Advanced configuration & tuning options for data mining algorithms | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Support for plug-in algorithms | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Parallel model processing | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Time series: cross-series prediction | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Unlimited attributes for association rules | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Sequence prediction | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Multiple prediction targets for naïve Bayes, neural network and logistic regression | Yes | Yes |