Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

18 months

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Will R.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/8/2017

"SQL through many years has delivered data and performance for my company"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Scale of customization and speed. We can design anything to work with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Licensing costs that ever seem to be increasing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/25/2018

"Microsoft SQL"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Powerful program with a lot of capabilities besides database querying Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It is not user friendly, coding required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vishal B. H.

Account Manager

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/31/2017

"MSFT SQL"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Its a good quality product from MSFT and helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Nothing as such, the product has improved over a period of time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/17/2017

"SQL Server"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

MS SQL is easy to install, configure and manage with a minimum of experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Some of the quirkier question they ask you while installing could be hidden behind an "advanced features" expansion so that it doesn't confuse people who are new to SQL and simply need a small DB created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"MS SQL Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

GUI is good to perform any kind of task. DB restore and script generation is quiet easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Some time it takes high CPU which cause slowness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joselie C.

Database Administrator

Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/13/2017

"SSMS - One of the Best SQL Server Manager"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

> TSQL - easy to understand API, intellisense, fast, user friendly GUI.

> SSIS integration

> SSRS smooth operation

> Mulitple database connection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

> Only works on windows

> Shutting down unexpectedly

> Strict installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

You cant go wrong with SSMS, there are other manager for SQL server but SSMS is really tailor made for SQL Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

I mainly use SSMS to query our SQL Server database for reporting purposes. SSMS together with the whole windows ecosystem is always a winner because of Microsoft's great at fast support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carol C.

IT Manager - Global CRM

Biotechnology

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/9/2017

"window sql"

3/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

it is ssimple to use and rich in functions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

navigation is not very intuitive. need to know what you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sam F.

Senior Web Application Developer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/8/2016

"Senior Web Application Developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

MSSQL query syntax is very similar to MySQL, MariaDB, and other SQL databases.

MSSQL Server Express is free, but has all the features of the full MSSQL Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

As a web application developer, it is sometimes difficult to connect mu web application running on Linux (Apache) web servers to MSSQL databases running on Windows servers. Connecting to MySQL on a Linux server is much easier, so I prefer to go that route when possible. However, once you get MSSQL connected, it works great.

SQL Server Management Studio is not as easy to use as other SQL IDEs I have used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

The only reason I use MSSQL databases is for applications that require it (such as SharePoint). In all other instances, I prefer to use MySQL, MariaDB, or some other Linux based SQL database, which also run on Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

SQL database storage. Most of my MSSQL databases are on MSSQL Server Express (the free version), and are consequently under 4 GB. I only have once instance of the full version of MSSQL.