Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

Setup and installation is a breeze today. So there's that. Also, performance monitoring and troubleshooting has gotten better and there is a huge support community out there for aiding any troubleshooting you may have. In memory tables and even Linux support is pretty cool. I think MS is heading in the right direction and this is a product line I've stuck with since about 2008. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Older versions 2005, 2008, and even 2012 were sometimes a PITA to install and configure properly. There were various issues. The licensing model is tricky also in the newer editions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the functionality of execution plan as it helps me to optimize the query Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it is a very lengthy process to trace the bug and set the break point in Microsoft SQL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integration with Microsoft Office products

Easy to find other software that uses MS SQL as a source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Backward compatibility is not guaranteed

Pricey product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The easiness, vastness and applicability of making all sort of data query Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sorting rules and ranking unavailability are main Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its very easy to access data using Microsoft SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to be honest, every experience is great so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The more you use the product the easier it gets. You learn more each time you use it. Best database system you can run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nerves. It can be nerve racking dealing with production databases, but Microsoft SQL makes it easy to backup and restore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best database engine in Windows development engine supporting synchronization of SQL server databases in different remote sources It also offers an easy-to-use GUI for developers unlike the command line environment of other databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to dislike in my experience. Sometimes it feels like MS SQL lacks the performance compared to Oracle, but in many cases, the difference is not that great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was intended to use in developing SQL query scripts. And it does that in excellent fashion. One of my favorite features is the SQL query syntax suggestion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is quite expensive. I've never been able to own one on my own. Only through my job. One of its competitors is MySQL, which is open source, and has almost all the features, although not on an enterprise level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Consistent UI and configuration that means multiple generations of product don't require relearning to transition. Huge community and history of people finding the same problem you have encountered so fixes are often easy to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL script is not programing and despite everyone's best efforts to convince me otherwise it is not. Some of the concepts of the product, backup recovery models, backup types, and more are not as intuitive or "consistent" with industry terms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like using Microsoft SQL to securely lookup or establish data relationships. I like that intelligence is intuitive and I can use it either on premise or in the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The price is fairly steep, and some of the features, such as seem pointless. It's also difficult to use as an out of the box solution because it requires some training and heavy research to realize it's full potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.