Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

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German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

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Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

18 months

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Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/26/2019

"EDI Manager"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Easy to pickup with no other computer language knowledge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

I work with Microsoft SQL daily and can't think of anything I really dislike at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeremy M.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/31/2018

"Sql Server"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

SQL Server is the go to database server that will work with almost any software and is widely support by Microsoft and a legion of professionals. It is a very mature and established product that shows the refinement of being fine tuned for years. It is easy to use and can be learned quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

There can be options you are completely unaware of that need to be engaged to operate. While you can be bombarded by the number of options available that you will never need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/3/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"The most efficient Database Server in the market"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Installation is streamlined, Security features are better, enhanced performance, lower cost of ownership Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

I don't faced anything negative which makes me to dislike the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

When you want a better perfomance with RDBMS, go for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

to store and retrieve the data as and when requested by other software applications. It helps you optimize as well as maintain your server’s performance while ensuring its recoverability and availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Management Consulting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/25/2019

"Ageing like fine wine"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Ease of building table structures, standard sql for execution and power features available in sql server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

inability to grow in non rdbms space, would prefer if it had supported some of the mongo db features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/26/2019

"Does it's job"

3/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

SQL is always reliable when there are multiple operations to be done on a database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Sometimes the setup is hard when compared with others. Schema is fixed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/8/2019

"easier to use than Oracle"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The scripts are more straight forward than other database systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It's only can be used on Microsoft environment but this is a common problem within database systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/7/2019

"Microsoft SQL from Infrastructure Specialist point of view"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

It is an amazing database management system developed by Microsoft. It has a streamlined installation, amazing performance, low cost ownership and superior security features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL server is designed primarily for windows based servers. Unlike Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL is supported on every major platform, including Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, and other Unix variants, hence, making Microsoft SQL unpopular. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/19/2018

"My experience with SQL has been good overall."

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

I like the fact that it's well supported by the Microsoft ecosystem, so integration are a lot easier and more help information are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

I don't know if this is still the fact, but I don't like the fact that for a small team, we still need to pay a fairly large some of money to use SQL server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

It's a good product if you're in the Microsoft ecosystem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We use it to store our data. SQL Server allows us to store our data in a relational way. We have benefited from it's usefulness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott T.

Director of Technology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/24/2019

"microsoft sql for schools"

3/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

easy to use, gui and widely supported on various platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

cost if you need to expand. tied to windows servers which are getting less and less reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

George G.

GIS & Database Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/27/2018

"Robust & Easy to use"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The SSMS in general (e.g. IntelliSense, tools for Tasks) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Lack of proper support for spatial data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

It's a very easy to setup and use database. The Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is in my opinion not just a big plus but the main selling feature. Easy to get into and use. Robust toolkit that never failed me when I had to setup and execute tasks. The execution times are completely acceptable if you take into account the size of our Database reached 1,5 TB. Coming from a PostgreSQL, Spatialite, SQLite background it is now hard to go back to them when it is required (mostely for spatial data operations and/or for more compact results). A perfect solution for a company enviroment if you don't want to handle spatial data, you don't need a compact solution and you can afford the licence fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Storing Data from User Data Entry front end, correlate and serve or export them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.