Which Edition Do I Need?
Answer these questions to find the right edition for you:
Start Your Trial
- Select
- Details
- Download
Lite (Single-Tier) edition: choose an operating system, its version, your database version and a driver version.
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.
Start Your Enterprise Trial
- Server
- Client
- Details
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- Choose your database above and generate your trial license and installer.
- Install the driver and create a data source for your database in the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
- In your application, choose the new data source and select your tables.
The UDA page describes the drivers for every other database, and the Enterprise (Multi-Tier) edition, which splits the driver into a client on the Windows and an agent beside the database.
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?
Talk to an architect about your database, your Windows estate and the applications that use it.