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Microsoft SQL Server

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# Page 27 - Reviews of Microsoft SQL Server

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Arpan S.  
Technical Support Consultant  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A beast!"

January 13, 2019

5.0

It is an industry standard and is a must buy for any business out there.

Pros

\- One of the most powerful and complex database management system ever made. - Keeping SQL server running smoothly at all times is the biggest challenge one can face! - Modular based architecture. - There will always be something new to learn and try.

Cons

\- One can spend the whole career learning best practices about managing SQL server and still there would be things left to learn. - Because the software is so complex, it could take years for one to be comfortable with various modules. - Troubleshooting performance issues could be hard to very complex! - The cost to implement is massive. Small businesses might not be able to afford.

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Spencer S.  
Business Analyst  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastic once it's Learned"

April 28, 2020

4.0

We use SQL Server to populate the information in the hospitality management software we provide to our clients. When there are data issues that arise, we also use SQL to solve the problem. As a daily user of SQL, the learning never ends!

Pros

It's pretty incredible what SQL can do for an organization. It is easy to populate the software for our end users, and can also be used to solve issues they may be having on our end.

Cons

SQL is extremely complicated. As someone that started with the organization having never used SQL before, a way to learn the basics within the software would be extremely beneficial. I learned from those around me and on the fly, which was ok. But having something structured and organized would make much more sense.

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Mohamed K.  
Senior Software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL Review"

April 26, 2021

5.0

it is an amazing experience

Pros

it has a lot of features and amazing experience using it dealing with databases very easily if computer shutdown and reopen again i will find the opened sql scripts to recover again.

Cons

Loading time and connection taking a little bit of time.

Reason for choosing Microsoft SQL Server

Very easy to use Have a lot of features

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "pretty powerfull tool when you're developing system that works on Windows"

July 24, 2018

4.0

Pros

Gream GUI for most of the operations (SQL server management studio). It' easy to manage multiple database, everything is easily reachable. Setting it up for the usage is relatiely quick.

Cons

Pretty high RAM usage on regular basis. Can freeze on occasions, but generally, not too much negative to say about it.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Software Integrator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MS SQL SERVER for all types of database related stuff"

January 19, 2019

5.0

All types of database storing and retrieval functions, backups and restore. All is easy as simple menus are available to do it. It's easy

Pros

As we use it, it feels easy and easy to use it. Has a variety of features from DBA perspective, reports generation facilities for reporting purpose and all things for learning purpose

Cons

No major cons except Sometimes it's processing becomes slow for a query of 1 million line s of code, and we get memory exception. May be it's my systems performance issue.

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Sukhpreet S.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Sql Server- DBMS tool"

September 11, 2018

5.0

I am using this product to fetch data from databases for the official use of my corporate work.

Pros

I am using it around 2 years in a line and I have to say its a great product from Microsoft. One can connect multiple instances of Users, can connect with client side server to fetch data. Inbuilt profiler helps a lot to fetch particular query. Intellisense helps to save time.

Cons

Its a huge size software. Sometimes it lags. Restoring and backing up of Database takes ample amount of time.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
IS Technician  
Furniture  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful Stuff"

July 23, 2019

4.0

I use it a lot every day, to manage data between different application databases, to create new tables, etc. I really like the easiness of use, you can work with SQL scripting and mix with wizards provided, in my opinion it is very complete and powerful.

Pros

It is really robust, as the title suggests really powerful, and one thing that i value most ease of use, i mean even for new users "novices" it has wizards and a very friendly GUI. We rely on it for almost every database we own.

Cons

The price, i mean, the licensing is a bit expensive but it is understandable due to the possibilities it offers. Another thing that they should bet a little on training for users for example more than tutorials it would be nice to have a dedicated e-learning platform.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great application for managing and querying databases"

May 23, 2018

4.0

Great querying capabilities

Pros

Very simple interface and it runs complex queries smoothly. I also like the fact that it provides understandable error codes

Cons

I dislike the fact that it consumes a lot of resources on the machine which can cause problems if you are running multiple resource-consuming applications at once

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Vinoojan T.  
Implementation Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to manage SQL database and users"

August 13, 2019

5.0

Very useful software to manage Relational databases. With inbuilt DBMS of microsoft visual studio can't manage complex queries

Pros

Advance software of Microsoft to manage Relational Databases and Users. Also Can handle Remotely using this software its very helpful to manage many databases at once.

Cons

Can't restore the backup which taken from the latest version to old versions. Even if we have more than one instance with different versions. system getting struck as these are suck lot of memory

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Global IT Director, Flow IT & Global Stds Team Lead, Robotic Process Automation  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great database software!"

November 26, 2017

5.0

Pros

I'm a big fan of Microsoft SQL Server. It's easy to install, use, configure, administer and run structured query language statements against.

Cons

It has some limitations once you get into situations where you need to run large, high-performance databases but, other than that, I've had great success using it.

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SJ

Sheradon J.  
Administrator  
Legal Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best Data engine for local servers"

July 7, 2023

4.0

Pros

Relational Database ManagementPerformance Optimization Options 3rd party tool availability

Cons

Pricing tier.SSMS being outdated by modern application standards.

Review Source

MAN

Muhammad Arsalan N.  
Principal DevOps Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL Server Review"

June 19, 2019

4.0

SQL Server is a proprietary RDBMS developed by Microsoft. SQL server offer multiple distribution option, developer and express edition of SQL Server 2017 are free of cost, but Enterprise and Standard editions are very expensive. We have used SQL server for multiple DotNet projects, perform well and stable under heavy load. Taking backup on SQL Server is quite easy to manage.

Pros

During the backup process, the database is not blocked. Supports multiple programming languages. Query can be truncate without killing the process.

Cons

Only native storage Engine support. Very Expensive solution.

Alternatives considered

[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Analyst  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL"

May 23, 2019

4.0

sql server is the program we manage the database of our company. It is a program with a wide range of features and meets all our needs. Some queries take very long as the bad aspects and it takes a long time to install.

Pros

It meets our every need and is very easy to use.

Cons

Some queries can take too long and the program takes very long to install on the device.

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Tharindu R.  
Head of Business Intelligence  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best Data bases ever"

July 19, 2019

5.0

It helps ERPs as well as data warehousing. We use sql server on both the objectives.

Pros

It is very easy to query, schedule and administration part. Also the data holding capacity is very high with a very low responding time is one of the key features.

Cons

Sometimes the inbuilt functions are bit confusing when dealing with dates.

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Deep kiran K.  
Business Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Honest SQL Server Reviews!"

October 31, 2018

4.0

As a BA and earlier as a developer this tool was very frequently been used by me. Services like SSIS and SSRS used to solve high business problems are being provided by Microsoft SQL Server.

Pros

Installation is easy, Compatibility is good, Backup and restoring are easily handled by the SQL server. SQL Server integrates well with almost all the Programming languages- C++, Asp.net, etc.

Cons

I believe Table partition has been an Issue . Apart from that memory management has been an Issue that I found. For systems that use Java interface as a primary software Interface the SQL Server has been a Big Issue. An Integration of Excel and SQL while fetching the results will definitely be an add on.

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Marialcira B.  
Administrativo  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best program for the administration and management of large databases"

March 22, 2018

5.0

I use it to manage bases of the territorial political division associated with electoral events.

Pros

This program has the advantage of creating, operating and managing large volumes of information in databases, queries are easy to do and allows searches with a multivariable format.

Cons

This program is quite expensive and for large databases it requires a powerful machine, since it requires a lot of memory RAM when processing information, which sometimes causes the program to slow down.

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Muhammad A.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Database Software"

June 21, 2021

5.0

Microsft sql server are amazing software to use for everyone the IDE of sql are user friendly having intellisense.

Pros

Sql server are put into place by organizations way to better access the data stored in the data base .

Cons

It's installation are very diffcult for beginner because It contains several steps and having high space required.

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Eyup E.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Administrator"

May 7, 2019

4.0

I have been usign sql server for 2 years actively.

Pros

Ensures data security. A great system for data protection and use.

Cons

I like data protection and using them. Also we can write more than one procedure.

Alternatives considered

[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)[Oracle Database](https://www.capterra.com/p/5938/Oracle-Database/)[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

Reason for choosing Microsoft SQL Server

Easy to use and reliable. It allows us to process a lot of data

Review Source

John-ryan P.  
Sr Client Support  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL for all our needs "

September 14, 2018

5.0

Pros

Our entire product suite is built on SQL, everything thing I do each and everyday revolves around public views, tables, stored procedures and queries I’ve built to ensure our clients success

Cons

Great product, I do wish it was slightly easier to navigate for some of my clients but overall it’s exceptional

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Maintenance Supervisor  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A software with limitless potential."

November 13, 2023

5.0

Pros

We have a global monitoring system for our organization and we can monitor performance of individual plants to the level of a single unit. This is an amazing fact

Cons

Sometimes the data filters are lost because of so much population on a single page. its a human error but could use some help

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Jason P.  
Director Of Technical Services  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Microsoft SQL Server is a great Database Plaform"

February 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

Being able to create relational tables and columns easily. Being able to import data from other data sources on a schedule. SQL management studios flexibility and graphic aids are great.

Cons

Does not run on Linux, Cals are too expensive, needs to have built in maintenance to run backups and shrink logs.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Information Systems Specialist  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Database Tool"

October 22, 2019

5.0

Overall, Microsoft SQL Server is a great tool and can handle multiple databases at once. I would highly recommend it to users of all levels.

Pros

Microsoft SQL Server is a great database tool. It can handle a lot of data and has a lot of storage. It is easy to learn how to use and the functions work great.

Cons

It does not have a lot of capability for downloading data into a CSV. I often have to refine my queries a lot until I have a smaller data set before I can download my results.

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Ryan P.  
Golf Caddy  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very Powerful Data Software"

March 25, 2019

5.0

Overall, SQL server is my go to data software when developing applications.

Pros

While SQL Server takes a long time to master, new users can get started some of the software's features right away. It is very intuitive to create things, like tables and views, without having a great knowledge of the software. The query wizard makes making queries, from simple to complicated, much easier. One of the best things about SQL server is how it is so well integrated with other Microsoft products. This makes it much easier to connect SQL server to applications made with other Microsoft programs.

Cons

The thing I like least about the software would have to be the price. If you want fully featured SQL server, it will cost you some money. However, if you want a lighter version of SQL server for free, you can use SQL Server Express.

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Marco R.  
Coordinatore Area Business Intelligence  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Complete Database solution at the right price"

January 23, 2018

5.0

Implement a project in a short time with excellent results

Pros

The ease of installation and a very short learning curve make this tool an excellent solution for companies of any size

Cons

Some Enterprise features added in the latest releases (such as Master data services) are not fully integrated with the rest of the offer

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Vadims P.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "SQL Server Server"

October 25, 2018

5.0

It is very hard to use it and tune correctly if you don't have enough technical knowledge. But if you do... it is very powerful software.

Pros

SQL Server is very commonly used server for databases, we use it as a main data storage in very high-load huge systems. As a technical person, I must admit - there are not similar level alternatives with included features, functional rich, audit etc. possibilities.

Cons

You need Windows. That says everything, including associated costs and maintenance.

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