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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

14 months

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Users consistently praise Azure SQL Database for its scalability and ease of use, allowing teams to focus on application development without worrying about infrastructure management. The platform's robust security features and seamless integration with other Azure services enhance its appeal. However, some users note that the pricing structure can be complex and potentially high, especially for larger deployments.

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Akshat M.
AM
Senior Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great ecosystem that just works"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

You have multiple options based on your use cases and it all works. You just need to know when to use what. There's the commonly used Sql Server(which is now hosted on cloud), then you have Sql Warehouses, that they renamed to Synapse and added a whole lot of great functionalities which is appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Their constant renaming and rebranding of stuff is just mind-boggling. Sql warehouses became Azure Synapse. If you ask anyone what Synapse is, they will give you an answer different from another answer that you might get and both of them would be correct. MS just needs to name their products correctly and stick to it without any redundancies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ZC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Has mobile app to monitor availability"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

I can easily monitor database resource health on Azure app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

I cannot execute sql query directly on powershell. Need to learn powershell in order to perform operation. Not as straightforward like MySQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
UO
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Azure SQL, your go to cloud DB"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Cloud DB alongwith many other fetaures make it worth and fun to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

The typical fact that it is in cloud might not impress few from data sercurity perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Osmond E.
OE
Virtual Assistant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Azure SQL database review"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

There are many things that I like about Azure Database, but one of the things that I appreciate the most is the ease of use. The Azure Database portal is very user-friendly and makes it easy to manage my databases. I also like the fact that Azure Database is highly scalable and can be easily scaled up or down to meet my needs. Overall, I am very pleased with Azure Database and would recommend it to anyone looking for a cloud-based database solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

There are a few things that I dislike about Azure Database. First, it can be expensive. Second, it can be difficult to set up and manage. Third, it can be slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Manikanta R.
MR
Associate Professional Software Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Azure SQL database is the best ever database in the database segment"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The best part about Azure SQL DATABASE service is a top class database which provided by Microsoft. It is the best service for managing and maintaining database which is easy to use and will be available in a given budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Sometimes it takes much time to retrieve the data from the database and because of that we can't respond to the query in time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luis Y.
LY
Real Estate Agent
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My thoughts and experience with Azure SQL Database"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The most helpful thing about Azure SQL Database is its deployment convenience. You can set up a database in no time—all you have to do is create a database and add a few tables. This is especially useful if you need to get a project up and running as quickly as possible or to test something out before investing too much time. And if you want to change your data around later on? No problem! Just adjust the tables and you're good to go.

Azure SQL Database also has some great features for security and reliability. You can use the Transparent Data Encryption feature to protect sensitive data by encrypting it; this ensures that any unauthorized parties can't access the information stored on your servers, even if they somehow manage to break into them. The AlwaysOn Availability Groups feature also gives you peace of mind: it ensures your data will remain safe even if one server goes down due to hardware failure or other issues like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

I dislike about Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database is very easy to work with, but it does have its limitations. It is not a relational database, so you aren't able to do anything that requires joins or other complex queries. You also don't have any control over the schema of your database, and it isn't possible to create tables that don't exist in your data source. You can use all of the same functions and procedures as you would with SQL Server on-premise, but they won't be executed until your application actually runs. This means that if you run an UPDATE statement, it will not actually update until someone runs it against the database again.

The biggest limitation of Azure SQL Database is probably its inability to support transactions across multiple databases. This means that if you're running multiple databases in one instance (for example), it's not possible for them all to participate in a transaction at once. However, there are ways around this by using triggers or stored procedures (which are not supported by Azure). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

pooja u.
PU
Metadata Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Azure SQL Database"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

What is like most of Azure SQL database is that it is effortless to deploy and maintain. The cloud offering takes away the need for the infrastructure and physical servers. SQL database comes with high reliability, advanced security and scalability. Overall its a great service offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL database is a great product and nothing to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Revolution of Database Systems"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The best solution for databases with high hints, now you can migrate your local SQL Database from the local environment to the cloud and you don't need for Database Administrator. it's wonderful for small companies that have just one SQL Database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

we cant say there is a disadvantage in the Azure database but it's a matter of the high level of service you requires to pay more. and you need more training to be familiar with the Azure Database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arif K.
AK
Tech Lead Cloud
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Azure SQL DB is PaaS DB, highly recommended for production"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL DB is PaaS DB. Platform is managed by Microsoft Team. We are getting gosd support from Microsoft in terms of Support. it is highly available, Reliable and fast. Easily integration with DevOps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Restart feature is not available.Also stop options is not there. We need this feature this will really help in order to remidiate high cpu & Memory utilization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prabhu S.
PS
Associate - Project
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Reliable and futuristic DB"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

I am working in SQL Database for than 5 years and same SQL updrated to Azure with minimul changes. it is very comfortable to create serveless database useing azure Sql and hadoop file system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

1. Some of the legacy keywords were not working.

2. Everytime we need to change the database to access the tables from another database eventhough it is from the same server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Average Discount

10%

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