Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

18 months

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Verified User in Civic & Social Organization

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/6/2026

"Good alternative to Oracle"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Simple to use and set up if you have a base in SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It uses a lot of resources on the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kingshuk S.

Senior Security Architect

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/16/2025

"SQL Server: A Pillar of Secure, Scalable Data Architecture"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Robust with ease of use and integration with multiple applications. It is also ease to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Sometime fine tune of database is challenging with respect to application requirments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pradeep Kumar S.

Technical Support Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/18/2025

"Microsoft SQL Server: An Analytical Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

High performance with smooth query optimization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

offers excellent security features, keeping sensitive data safe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neelam P.

SQL DBA

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/20/2025

"SQl-server-review"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Integrations with microsoft azure, power bi, excel etc

Ease of use

HA/DR

Performance tuning tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Licensing costs

Version compatability issues

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

Fernando F.

CEO / Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/26/2025

"Microsoft SQL Server is one of the most robust DB servers available!"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL Server is a powerful database server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

MS SQL Server does come with a bit of a learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Himasha P.

Information Technology Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/2/2025

"Easy to learn and work with MS SQL server"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Ease of integration with Microsoft power automate flows. I have created views and have run the scripts on data too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

The design part of the view sometimes return errors while the query works successfully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Darshika V.

Data Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/15/2025

"Data Analytics with Microsoft SQL Server"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The best thing about Microsost SQL Server is that it is user friendly. It is easy to integrate other tools like PowerBI, Excel with it which indeeds helps in streamlining workflows with ease.It provides advanced security feature which includes encryption and authetication making it a reliable tool. Microsoft offer many support channel. it includes 24/7 assistance and a diverse knowledge base. It is also useful for daily usage whether it's querying data from a database or generating reports. The installation and setup process of SQL server is straighforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Although SQL Server is user-friendly, yet some features of it might seem challenging to beginners. For larger systems,setting up SQL server could take up ample amount of time which is a downside. Customer support is good but sometimes the response time could be high for things which has higher urgency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

1. It helps save large amount of data in an organized way (normalisation). A proper schema (star, snowflake) can be created in Microsoft SQL Server which helps in arranging data in a structure way making it easy for data analysis. With the help of SSRS (built-in tool), it is easy to create reports in no time. Because of it's advanced security features, the data is now entirely secured and trusted. Various tasks like alerts, updates etc could be automated which indeed reduced the manual work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brunda K.

Analytics

Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/28/2025

"SQL Server Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The best software which I use daily to analyze data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Nothing as such negatives, sometimes the server is slow we should wait a long time to get a single query output, but server problem is common wherever you go Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mahmoud E.

Senior Planning Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/21/2025

"Solid SQL server"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Consistently stable, needs no special drivers on windows environments and secure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Nothing really, it is a stable solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/18/2025

"Easy-to-use interface of Microsoft SQL"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system. It is widely used in many companies. It is very stable and can handle large volumes of data at a time. It is secure enough and roles can be assigned to users for access to the database. You can also use the SQL Server Reporting Services for analysing data. It is easy to get help from the Microsoft support team for any issues. Replication of a database is easy to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It utilizes a lot of resources on the system that it is installed on. This can slow down the system thus making it difficult to use. Regular maintenance and monitoring is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.