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Microsoft SQL Server

Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.6 /10
Microsoft SQL Server
8.1 /10

What is Microsoft SQL Server?

Apply intelligence across all your data with SQL Server 2022. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, query and analyze it using the data platform with industry-leading performance and security. Regardless of where your data is stored, query and analyze it with the data platform known for performance, security, and availability.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft SQL Server won the following awards in the Desktop Publishing category

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Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

95 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft SQL Server?

0% Negative
7% Neutral
93% Positive

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Templates

89

Data Visualization

87

Text Editing

86

Asset Hub

86

Collaboration

83

Drag and Drop Design

83

Layout Editing

82

Social Media Integration

80

Graphics Editing

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

93

Ease of Implementation

91

Quality of Features

91

Ease of Data Integration

88

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Ease of Customization

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Ease of IT Administration

83

Breadth of Features

83

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Vendor Support

73

Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Prateek S.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Great tool for makes your data structured

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Ease of implementation, easy to use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's robust performance and features make versatile and powerful choice for manage diverse data workflow.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its cost effectiveness , might be create barrier for small and medium size industry.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its really useful in our data world and it really became powerful with Microsoft products.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Fatima R.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Best product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Built-in Business Intelligence and Analytics: SQL Server comes with built-in business intelligence (BI) and analytics features. These include tabular and multidimensional modeling with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), paginated reports with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Hybrid Cloud Capabilities: SQL Server offers easy database deployment and management between on-premises and cloud environments thanks to its hybrid cloud capabilities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Enterprise-grade Features: Advanced security features, high availability choices, and reliable disaster recovery solutions are just a few of the enterprise-grade features that SQL Server provides. The demanding specifications of enterprise environments are satisfied by these characteristics. Analytics and Business Intelligence: SQL Server comes with built-in analytics and business intelligence features like SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). With the use of these tools, users can construct processes for data integration, generate reports, and analyze data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Challenges associated with Upgrades and Migrations: Changing SQL Server editions or databases between on-premises and cloud deployment models, for example, can be difficult and time-consuming procedures. During these changes, users can run into problems with data transfer, downtime, or compatibility. Limited Support for Open Source Technologies: Despite the fact that SQL Server has made progress in integrating open source technologies, such as Hadoop and Apache Spark, some users may find that the platform's support for these technologies is less extensive than that of other database solutions with native or more deeply integrated support.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Put Strong Security Measures in Place: Put strong security measures in place to guard sensitive data and SQL Server databases against breaches, illegal access, and data loss. To improve security posture and regulatory compliance, make use of features like auditing, role-based access control (RBAC), Always Encrypted, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and audits. Test Recovery methods and Backup SQL Server Databases Often: To guarantee data resilience and integrity against data loss or corruption events, test recovery methods and backup SQL Server databases frequently. Create thorough backup and recovery plans that are documented and adapted

Pros

  • Effective Service
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

Subashri K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

User friendly and easy to integrate

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

This is ancient tool with minimal updates and very easy to use compared to other

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easily integrated

What do you dislike most about this product?

sometimes the performance of the tool degrades if we run huge query and there will be lots of unclosed sessions

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is a great tool and almost in all the project this tool is essential and anyone can go with this tool

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Unique Features
  • Efficient Service

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