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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

17 months

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2,266 reviews

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Users consistently praise Microsoft SQL Server for its reliability and ease of use, making it a preferred choice for managing large datasets and integrating with other Microsoft tools. The intuitive interface and robust performance help streamline data management tasks, although some users note that licensing costs can be high, particularly for smaller organizations.

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Verified User in Information Services
II
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Very reliable and efficient"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Not case sensitive, does calcution fast, scalable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

When altering table columns, one at a time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
IE
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent Server Management Studio"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

I like the integration of the CRM. It is very user friendly as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Nothing. I think Microsoft SQL exceeds the customer expectation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great tool to manage transactional databases"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Easy format to learn if you have some basic knowledge of different types of code and lots of resources to find answers to problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Some additional knowledge is required as to how data gets joined and aggregated. If done incorrectly may cause incorrect data to be reported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

John H.
JH
Graduate Researcher
Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Clunky to use, but helpful when you figure out the kinks."
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL is a standard for applying the Structured Query Language to tabular databases, which makes life much easier when your database is massive. You can select the data that you want using clear syntax, and from there work more quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

I dislike that Microsoft SQL isn't as as streamlined as you might expect. For example, it takes many more keystrokes and clicks to import a table than it should, and table entries that are too large may not display properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JW
Systems Software Specialist II
Government Administration
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Microsoft SQL REVIEW"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Reports and queries are fast ready when mangement makes a request for reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Queries need to be individually customized to specific reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Data Enginer - SQL developer "
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Easy to use .

Faster access of data .

Security .

New T-SQL functions in MS sQL .

Temporal tables functionality in 2016 . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Not easy to set up roles and permissions .

Replication doesn’t work most of the times Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Management Consulting
AM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"An enterprise level database management software of excellent quality"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Its implementation often meets the budget and resources and queries can be optimized to provide huge increase in performance. With a great amount of online community support, simple deployment process and integration with microsoft msbi suite, this is one of the best platforms! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Its not the best when it comes to ease of use and debugging of errors. Learning the syntax could be one downside and another is having to schedule backups rather than do continuous archiving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

nkosinathi s.
NS
Software Developer
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great experience especially with the introduction of big data support"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Polybase system and the ease to interact with hadoop big data clusters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

external sql manager. this should be built in sql studio manager since it controls crucial settings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dinesh N.
DN
Expert Quality Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Almost the world is on MSSQL."
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

MSSQL is very reliable.

The features of easy scripting, Reporting Services for uploading reports of your products are very useful. You can actually view the reports if you donot have the dedicated report viewer in your product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

The process take lot of memory which degrades the machine performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to maintain data"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Graphical user interface is very simple and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Crashing problems if sql execution plan is too lengthy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Camilo P.
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Camilo Patiño
Last activity almost 6 years ago

How can I work on the same query if the connection is lost (timeout) and then I reconnect?

AB
ayoub bigongiali
Last activity almost 6 years ago

how did you import a MySQL database?

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

17 months

Average Discount

14%

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