[ MS SQL Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) [ MS SQL Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) # Microsoft SQL Server Pricing Overview [Editedit](https://my.g2.com/microsoft-sql-server/pricings) **Microsoft SQL Server has not provided pricing information for this product or service.** This is common practice for software sellers and service providers. The pricing insights provided here are based on user reviews and are intended to give you an indication of value. Alternatively, contact Microsoft SQL Server to obtain current pricing. Small-Business $$$$ ##### 30% more expensive than the avg. Relational Databases product [Read Small-Business Reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews?filters%5Bcompany_segment%5D%5B%5D=179) Mid-Market $$$$ ##### 18% more expensive than the avg. Relational Databases product [Read Mid-Market Reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews?filters%5Bcompany_segment%5D%5B%5D=180) Enterprise $$$$ ##### 18% more expensive than the avg. Relational Databases product [Read Enterprise Reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews?filters%5Bcompany_segment%5D%5B%5D=181) Pricing information for Microsoft SQL Server is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase Microsoft SQL Server must be conducted with the seller. For more information on SQL Server Pricing, visit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017-pricing Pricing information was last updated on April 13, 2018 Show More ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 17 months ### Average Discount 14% ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ ## How much does MS SQL cost? Data powered by [BetterCloud](https://www.bettercloud.com). Estimated Price ### $$k - $$k Per Year Based on data from 16 purchases. 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Visit cloud.google.com/sql/pricing to check pricing for your region. - CPU and memory - Other features are available only through on-demand model | | ![Snowflake](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_2b00e05c107c3273cea5264090c3c1d0/snowflake.jpg) [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) ##### Standard | $2Compute/Hour | Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options. - Complete SQL Data Warehouse - Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds - Premier Support 24 x 365 - 1 day of time travel - Always-on enterprise grade encryption in transit and at rest - Customer-dedicated virtual warehouses - Federated authentication - Database replication - External Functions - Snowsight - Create your own Data Exchange - Data Marketplace access [Show More](javascript:void(0);) | | ![MySQL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_240340edca859994ec71e4490aa20022/mysql.png) [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) ##### MySQL Enterprise Edition | $5,000 | | Various alternatives pricing & plans Pricing information for the above various Microsoft SQL Server alternatives is supplied by the respective software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase any of these products must be conducted with the seller. ## MS SQL Pricing Reviews (2) ![Mauro B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mauro B.") MB Mauro B. Head of Information Technology Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/25/2019 More Options - "Microsoft SQL is the most important product in our organization" 5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server? Microsoft SQL is very robust but easy to install and maintain. The available tools such as SQL Server Management Studio really simplify the maintenance process and also allows developers to easily access their databases with powerful and speedy queries. The ability to schedule jobs, setup custom alerts based on message contents, easily setup security access, connect to remote or local databases and just the overall simplicity in managing all of your critical databases and also backup databases on a schedule with little disruption really all contributes to a very powerful solution for most applications that require a database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server? We find that there are issues when you run SQL on VMs and when you takee a VM snapshot it can mess with your incremental backups which is kind of a huge problem if you are not aware of it. A company definitely needs to have a regular testing plan for data backups as there are some finicky things about SQL that if you do not have a strong DBA or at least a good understanding of SQL, you can easily get into trouble. Also, I am not happy about the pricing for SQL as it is very confusing and when they start talking about per core pricing, it is like being punished because you happened to purchase yourself a decent server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server: If you need a robust database with excellent backing and support, then Microsoft SQL Server is the solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you? We use SQL for our ERP system, PLM system, B2B eCommerce systems as well as for any internal solutions developed in house that require a database backend. Within our ERP we can create custom business related objects and within these we can make SQL statements. As such we often create many stored procedures and call them from these BROs. It is very flexible this way and SQL just simply works well and is solid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Rating Updated (2/12/2026) Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rahul Kumar T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rahul Kumar T.") RT Rahul Kumar T. Mulesoft Developer Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/23/2026 More Options - "Reliable and Secure Choice for Enterprise Workloads" 4/5 What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server? I like Microsoft SQL Server's stability, performance, and strong security features. It handles transactional workloads very reliably and supports high availability with backup and recovery options. It also integrates well with enterprise applications and tools, making it a dependable choice for mission critical systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server? Licensing can be expensive for enterprises. Performance tuning and query optimization require experienced DBAs, especially as data grows. Scaling very large workloads can become complex compared to some newer cloud-native databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you? Microsoft SQL Server manages large volumes of structured business data reliably and securely. It provides strong transaction support, fast queries, and high availability. It ensures data consistency, simplifies data storage, and optimizes performance for mission-critical workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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