--- title: "Fast & Secure ODBC Drivers for Windows Free Trial" description: "Fast, secure ODBC drivers for Windows, with a 30-day free trial: Db2, Informix, Ingres, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Progress OpenEdge, SQL Server and the ODBC-JDBC Bridge. Simplify data access and integration." url: urn:osdi:this dateModified: 2026-10-31T21:57:28Z language: en --- UDA home page: the trial dialogs the database pages carry in their heroes, here for the main menu's Free Trial dropdown (js/try-lite.js, "hub" mode). Each menu entry picks a database or bridge, then an edition, sets it on the chooser and clicks the hidden openers below, so the choosers have one set of handlers. Without script none of this shows and the menu keeps its plain link. [Enterprise (Multi-Tier)](https://shop.openlinksw.com/license_generator/uda/) ### Which Edition Do I Need? Answer these questions to find the right edition for you: Production's fourth question: shown by js/which-driver.js where a JDBC client reaches a database. I have an ODBC driver for this database Do you need to connect a 32-bit driver to a 64-bit database, or vice versa? Do you need to connect multiple clients to the same data source? Do you need to implement advanced security features such as ACLs and encryption? "Try" > "Lite (Single-Tier)": pick an installer in Finder-style columns (operating system > platform > database version > driver version), add details, get the license-generator download link. The options come from www.openlinksw.com/sparql by SPARQL-FED through this site's own endpoint (data-sparql-endpoint); js/try-lite.js does the rest. The shell reuses the "Which Driver" modal classes so both dialogs look and behave alike. ### Start Your Trial 1. Select 2. Details 3. Download Lite (Single-Tier) edition: choose an operating system, its version, your database version and a driver version. Operating System Operating System Version Database Version Driver Version Email Address Receive marketing material **Note:** This link opens OpenLink's license generator, which issues your trial license and installer download. You will need to log in if you haven't already done so; if you don't have an account, you'll need to create one on the next page. [Get Trial License & Download](#) "Try" > "Enterprise (Multi-Tier)": the server components (the Request Broker and the database agent) in the same columns as Lite, then the client components, which can run on another operating system (ODBC or JDBC > operating system > platform), then details and the license-generator link. js/try-lite.js drives both modals. ### Start Your Enterprise Trial 1. Server 2. Client 3. Details 4. Download Enterprise (Multi-Tier) edition. First the server components, the Request Broker and the database agent, which run where they can reach your database: choose their operating system, its version, your database version and a driver version. Operating System Operating System Version Database Version Driver Version Then the client components, which run where your applications do and can use another operating system: choose ODBC or JDBC, an operating system and its version. Client Operating System Operating System Version Email Address Receive marketing material **Note:** This link opens OpenLink's license generator, which issues your trial license and installer download. You will need to log in if you haven't already done so; if you don't have an account, you'll need to create one on the next page. [Get Trial License & Download](#) Universal Data Access (UDA) · Windows # ODBC Drivers for Windows Fast, secure ODBC drivers for Excel and every other ODBC application on Windows. OpenLink Lite (Single-Tier) drivers install on the PC itself and connect straight to your database, in 64-bit and 32-bit builds. Start a 30-day trial for the database you use. [Start a free trial](#databases) [All UDA drivers](urn:osdi:siteuda/) Free trial ## Choose your database Each trial opens a short chooser already set to Windows: pick the Windows version, your database version and the driver version, add your email address, and OpenLink’s license generator issues your 30-day trial license and installer. ### IBM Db2 ODBC driver for IBM Db2 6.x and later. Start a trial ### Informix ODBC driver for IBM Informix 9.x and later. Start a trial ### Ingres ODBC driver for Ingres 10 and later. Start a trial ### ODBC-JDBC Bridge Reach any JDBC data source from an ODBC application. Start a trial ### MySQL ODBC driver for MySQL 3.x and later. Start a trial ### Oracle ODBC driver for Oracle 10.x and later. Start a trial ### PostgreSQL ODBC driver for PostgreSQL. Start a trial ### Progress OpenEdge ODBC driver for Progress OpenEdge. Start a trial ### SQL Server ODBC driver for Microsoft SQL Server. Start a trial Your applications ## Use it with Excel and other ODBC applications Applications on Windows reach databases through an ODBC driver registered as a data source. The same OpenLink driver serves Excel, reporting and analytics tools, and your own applications, and the 32-bit and 64-bit builds each serve applications of the same bitness. ### Getting started 1. Choose your database above and generate your trial license and installer. 2. Install the driver and create a data source for your database in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. 3. In your application, choose the new data source and select your tables. The [UDA page](urn:osdi:siteuda/) describes the drivers for every other database, and the [Enterprise (Multi-Tier) edition](urn:osdi:siteuda/#databases), which splits the driver into a client on the Windows and an agent beside the database. Questions ## Before you start Should I choose the 32-bit or the 64-bit driver? Match the application, not the PC: a 32-bit application needs the 32-bit driver even on 64-bit Windows. The trial chooser lists both builds where they exist. What is the difference between Lite and Enterprise? Lite (Single-Tier) installs the whole driver on the machine that runs your application. Enterprise (Multi-Tier) places an agent beside the database and a thin client on the machine that runs your application, which suits shared or protected databases. Do I need an account? The last step opens OpenLink’s license generator, where you log in or register to receive your trial license. ## Not sure which driver you need? 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