Migrating from older versions

Learn about the main differences between Exasol 7.1 and the newest Exasol versions.

The new architecture that was introduced in Exasol 8 provides many enhancements, including more flexibility to deploy your database on the platform of your choice and a new web-based user interface for administration. This article is an overview of the major changes in the new architecture.

In 2025, Exasol introduced a new lifecycle and release cadence. For more information, see Product life cycle.