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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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RaviShankar S.
RS
Senior Enterprise Cloud Architect
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scalable & Secured Enterprise ready Cloud Data Platform"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL Database helps global organizations to run their highly available, secured, scalable Applications in Azure Public Cloud as a DBaaS.

Running Azure SQL Databse is easy to maintain in terms running 24/7 Operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

PayG Cost is high. Microsoft downtime in specific scenarios. Needs bit training for the existing DBA support team to understand the Cloud features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rishabh G.
RG
Senior Data Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy data exploration and management with scalability"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Easy scalability, Low maintanence, wide variety of integrations. Easy to use and implement, Full support from microsoft & communities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Not as such but table and db managent is a bit diffcult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

abderrazak b.
AB
Web Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless to Use and Exceptionally Powerful"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

easy to use , maintaine , setup and recommended Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

i don't think i find something bad , everything easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Reliable and Efficient, Seamless Azure Integration"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL Database is extremely reliable, provides efficiency in ease of use, integrates well with other Azure products, and makes it easy for customer support apps to run smoothly in assisting customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

There is nothing I dislike about Azure SQL Database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashoo J.
AJ
Project Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Robust and Reliable Database Management."
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The performance has constantly met expectations and the scalability helps in adapting as per requirements. Very easy to implement as we don't need to setup any dedicated hardware. It has got plenty of features including security and automatic backups. The interface is user friendly. The easy integration with other Azure products has simplified the development and tons of documentation as well as community help makes it easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

The pay as per usage model makes it difficult to predict and manage costs for new users. Less control over server configurations as compared to local.network reliabilty is required. Learning curve is required for users migrating from local to cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shadab S.
SS
Customer Service
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Microsoft Azure Database : Best database management system"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Microsoft Azure Database allows users to connect with variety of third parties, It provides centralize database for easy access to customer data across department Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Learning Curves for new users, It has very limited customer support in offline mode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cost-efficient, highly scalable and compatible with most applications. Best in Market."
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

It is easy to use, highly available, and have strong integration capabilities. Azure Databases are highly available and offer auto backup and disaster recovery. Azure Databases use machine learning to help with performance, reliability, and security. Its fully managed nature eliminates the need for hardware provisioning, patching and backup work.As a long-time user of MS Azure products, our organization has been immensely impressed with Azure SQL DB's remarkable performance, scalability, and ease of management. It has become a critical component of our data infrastructure, supporting various Tier 1 applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

The cost structure can be confusing initially and marketing resources don't clarify the cost. This is a overall issue with Azure however since their cost calculators are complex to navigate if we need to onboard a new service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prajwal S.
PS
Associate Consultant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"One of the most convenient platform"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Best in Peers, easily integrate with other platforms like Microsoft power apps, Power Automate or Power BI etc.. also comes with better all in one structured Azure UI to run SQL queries also can do stored procedures Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

On Azure SQL Databse can not edit or export schema like SQL server also to modify or update need to write a query instead in SQL server directly wi get options to perform on columns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naimish A.
NA
Back-end Developer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Azure SQL database performance review"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure Databse have tention-free implementation. With automatic scaling and strong security, it makes database management more easy for businesses. Also customer support is responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

If some businesses needs high perfomance then pricing can be high. Also some advanced SQL server function like database transaction is limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sravya  P.
SP
Data Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"can be recomended"
What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

A fully managed service which provides automatic updates and patching, high availability, scaling, built-in security features, low-cost pay-as-you-go pricing, and the ability to focus resources on application development, not on managing infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Limited personalization compared to a self-managed SQL Server, a lack of support for features such as Windows Authentication, extended stored procedures, and table partitioning, potential limitations on what can be done with data due to restrictions on T-SQL syntax, and possibly much higher costs for complex workloads that do need extensive control over database management. 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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