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Tiempo de Implementación

3 meses

Retorno de la Inversión

18 meses

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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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Neeti T.
NT
Automation Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"It's very useful and easy to use"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

I like the ease of it to integrate with any other software like Power BI, Visual Studio, etc. Plenty of resources are also available if you are a beginner.

It's user friendly, and writing query is quite straight . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

User interface should be there.

Something related to error tracking should be there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NS
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful SQL option for those on a Microsoft stack"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

SQL Server Management Studio serves as a powerful IDE and makes writing queries easy. Integration with Visual Studio is also useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Works best when running in a Microsoft tech stack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration
UG
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Microsoft SQL Review"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

It's a great database management system. I am able to pull millions of records of historical data to find trends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Depending on the data your pulling and with many varied databases being used it can take awhile to get the data you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

William P.
WP
Small Business Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"MS SQL Server is Top DDMS"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The user friendly DMS with top-tier tools and features avaliable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL Server is an excellent and dependable DMS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easily compatible with windows based servers"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

-support different programming languages like including Java, Python

- best compatibility with windows based servers

-easy vertical scaling for master DB and easy vertical/horizontal scaling for slave DB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Nothing to be disliked about this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
CO
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to recommend this popular software by Microsoft SQL Server. Want more reasons?"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Ease & popularity of the application. Best for RDBMS Data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Need more user friendly queries. Block diagram for table operations required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Services
AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Benchmark RDBM software. Easy to learn and powerful but critical to understand licensing choices."
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Excellent management GUI, plethora of add-ins and add-ons, easy to find expertise, documentation, tutorials. Versions ranging from Express to Enterprise readily available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Steep price for smaller orgs that need external connectivity. Backup limitations for lower/free license tiers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
II
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"A Powerful RDBMS For SME's and large enterprises"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Its relational capabilities to query the data. Stored procedures, functions, packages, Provision to maintain data integrity. The user interface to create the tables, scheduled provision of jobs. Enforcing Integrity constraints. Reducing redundancy, Easy to connect with Visual studio front end. Eay to use GUI Driven. Not too much dependency on SQL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Better management options for DBA's needed. PROVISION FOR LITE DATABASE NEEDED. LIGHTER VERSION FOR SMALL SME's with limited features needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sushruth R.
SR
Senior Developer Intern
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The best environment for SQL development"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The ability to script PlSql using Stored Procedures. SQL Profiler allows you to get details of your query complexity and efficiency. Indexing allows you to quickly query huge tables. Lots of data recovery options and very easy to configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Processing speed for relatively huge records. Little heavy on cost when used with Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful tool build sql Integrated website ir software"
What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft sql is powerful database connectivity tool. Microsoft sql allow you to do your db operation graphically. It is very easy to use and understand the feature. Along this it also has features like profiler which helps you to track your query. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Sometime the intellisense don't work. Also it doesn't show the new table in open window. Too see the new table you have to restart the sql Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

18 months

Average Discount

14%

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