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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is designed to create positive experiences through any channel and on any device to exceed customer expectations.

    $50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Professional
    $50
    per month per user
    Add-In - Chat
    $60
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
    $105
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium
    $195
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    7.4
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings1.43 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    4.5
    3 Ratings
    56% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings4.93 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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    Microsoft
    Suitable for ticketing that might also require routing to 'queues' and capturing communication timelines. Not as suitable for heavily credentials-management-type organizations or organizations that are not on the Microsoft stack. Also, not as suitable for organizations that have very high needs for knowledge base management or organizations that do not have resources or a partner to help extend the capabilities.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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    Microsoft
    • Routing
    • Different Channel Support
    • Intuitive user interface
    • Continues improvement in the product
    • Integration with other Microsoft services and products
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    Microsoft
    • It occasionally crashes or slow down, but it usually works great.
    • Costly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    Microsoft
    It's not as simple as some of the other offerings, but it is fairly intuitive. The design philosophy is a little more bloated, but it can be streamlined by customizing views and forms (pages) to be organized for end users. Once it is set up, though, assuming your UI choices and design are intuitive, it is simple for end users to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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    Microsoft
    I have worked with Oracle CRM On Demand earlier, mainly for case management and basic customer support workflows. Oracle CRM was stable and worked fine for standard use cases, but customization was limited and changes usually required more effort and time. Integrations with other systems were also not very flexible.
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is much stronger in terms of flexibility and scalability. The biggest advantage is tight integration with the Microsoft ecosystem like Outlook, Teams, Power Automate, and Power Apps, which makes automation and productivity much better. Case management, SLAs, queues, and omnichannel features are more advanced and easier to configure.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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    Microsoft
    • Creativity way.
    • Foster increase in revenue.
    • Improving decision-making.
    • Culture of good relationship/service.
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