Unable install MSSQL ODBC Driver on the PPC64le

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Unable install MSSQL ODBC Driver on the PPC64le

Erik Tkac 0

Dear Microsoft support,

is there in near future planned to develop MSSQL ODBC driver for PPC64le architecture? From accessible documentation is not available/supported from your side at this moment.

Thank you for response.

Br,

Erik

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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 84,086

Microsoft is unlikely to have ODBC support this platform. You can try one of the open source libraries:

Microsoft supported:

java driver: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-jdbc
tedious - pure javascript driver: https://tediousjs.github.io/tedious/
php driver: https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql
python driver: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python

Community supported:

free tds - c driver: https://www.freetds.org
jTDS - java driver: https://github.com/milesibastos/jTDS
go driver: https://github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb
rust driver: https://github.com/prisma/tiberius

Akhil Gajavelly 1,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-01T07:47:13.1533333+00:00

Hi @Erik Tkac ,

Thank you for your question.

Based on the information shared by Q&A Assist, Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server currently supports x64 and ARM64 architectures, and there is no publicly available information regarding support for PPC64le or plans for future availability on that platform.

Additionally, as highlighted by the @Bruce (SqlWork.com) you may consider alternative connectivity options such as FreeTDS or other language-specific SQL Server drivers, depending on your application requirements.

At this time, we do not have any further information to share regarding PPC64le support. We recommend monitoring the official SQL Server driver documentation and release notes for any future updates.

Thank you for your interest and feedback.

Thanks,

Akhil.
Akhil Gajavelly 1,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-10T06:48:52.4433333+00:00

Hi @Erik Tkac

Just following up to see if you had a chance to review the information provided.

At this time, based on the available documentation, Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server does not support the PPC64le architecture, and we are not aware of any announced plans for future support.

If you were able to evaluate any of the alternative options mentioned earlier, such as FreeTDS or another SQL Server-compatible driver, please let us know how things are progressing. If you have any additional requirements or questions regarding your environment, feel free to share them and we will do our best to assist.

We look forward to your update.

Thanks,
Akhil.

Answer 2

The provided documentation and Q&A content list supported download packages for Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on Windows, Linux, and macOS, including Alpine x64 and ARM64 builds for versions 17 and 18. There is no mention of a PPC64le build, nor any statement about plans for future PPC64le support.

Based on the available information, only the documented x64 and ARM64 packages are supported on Linux and macOS. PPC64le is not listed as a supported architecture, and no roadmap or commitment to add PPC64le support is provided in the referenced material.

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