Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

Easy to use and very good GUI. Easy to find help when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Customer support can be difficult at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can do everything if you know how to use it. Great product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It took a while to initially learn and to keep current with the latest developments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that once setup its easy for someone who just knows basic SQL, once in a database the program knows the tables and fields as you type which makes it easy to find what you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

for the basic user you can not hide the extras that a deveoper would need but maybe an analyst doesnt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL Server is easy to install and maintain. There is a huge community to help with any problems you might encounter and professionals are easy enough to find if necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recent changes to licensing have increased costs for some customers, especially larger ones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The products - Microsoft BI stack consist of all products from data collection to visualization in various forms whether it is in Excel/Sharepoint/Reporting Services etc. I love the product and ease of functionality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All in all I like Microsoft BI stack however SQL Server begins to crash as soon as data exceeds 10 TB. It is meant for small to medium scale companies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Enterprise-Grade Management Software

Excellent Data Recovery Support

Comes with lots of excellent tools like Sql Server Profiler, SQL Server Management Studio, BI tools and Database Tuning adviser. all will save you a lot of time in development and troubleshooting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost is high

only designed to run on Windows-based servers.

Not open source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well, it's Microsoft and in a Microsoft environment its extremely easy to work with and configure on any Server 2008/2012 OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish Microsoft had better control over the SQL client. I've run into some weird issues over the years when doing DB updates and running queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL Server is a robust and an enterprise level database. With the new 2014 version the in-memory stuff is a great step forward performance wise. The BI stack is very good. We have successfully used SSIS, SSRS and SSAS and shown the business the use of these tools. Above all the resources provided by Microsoft is a huge help and a big community always helps. A great tool helping our business grow and working great to fulfill our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Missing data modelling tool. If they add a data modelling tool to SQL Server it will be a complete package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An incredibly solid database platform that includes all of the tools needed to handle a majority of business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the tools that it comes with may not be as robust as others provided by 3rd parties but it's a good start if you are on a tight budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use with all the functions that I need. One stop shopping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Installation has too many dependency. We use cluster on VM. It take weeks to get it right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.