[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.] The following table compares the replication features of MSDE and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition (SQL Server Express).
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Feature
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SQL Server Express
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MSDE
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| Snapshot Publications | No | Yes |
| Transactional Publications | No | No |
| Merge Publications | No | Yes |
| Snapshot Subscriptions | Yes | Yes |
| Transactional Subscriptions | Yes | Yes |
| Merge Subscriptions | Yes | Yes |
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Either SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 can be the Publisher for SQL Server Express and MSDE. The Publisher is a database instance that makes data available to other locations through replication. |
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