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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress MarkLogic

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMarkLogic Server is a multi-model database that has both NoSQL and trusted enterprise data management capabilities. The vendor states it is the most secure multi-model database, and it’s deployable in any environment. They state it is an ideal database to power a data hub.

    $0.01

    per MCU/per hour + 0.10 per GB/per month

    Microsoft SQL Server

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft SQL Server is a relational database.

    $1,418

    Per License

    Pricing
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    Editions & Modules
    Low Priority Fixed
    $0.01
    per MCU/per hour + 0.10 per GB/per month
    Standard Reserved
    $0.07
    per MCU/per hour + 0.10 per GB/per month
    Standard On-Demand
    $0.13
    per MCU/per hour + 0.10 per GB/per month
    Subscription
    $1,418.00
    Per License
    Enterprise
    $13,748.00
    Per License
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    Considered Both Products
    Progress Software
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    53 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
    Features
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    NoSQL Databases
    Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Progress MarkLogic and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Progress MarkLogic
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
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    Ratings
    Performance8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Concurrency7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data model flexibility7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment model flexibility6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.9
    (107 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Progress MarkLogicMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress Software
    If you are storing META data then MarkLogic is super useful as it retrieves everything so fast, while storing the whole data shows performance issues some times. If you have legacy systems then migrating from it would really require sweat and blood, on the other hand if you are in systems like Node.js you can simply integrate two systems easily. If you don't know how in the end your your data schema will look like then it's better to make a prototype using MarkLogic.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft SQL is ubiquitous, while MySQL runs under the hood all over the place. Microsoft SQL is the platform taught in colleges and certification courses and is the one most likely to be used by businesses because it is backed by Microsoft. Its interface is friendly (well, as pleasant as SQL can be) and has been used by so many for so long that resources are freely available if you encounter any issues.
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    Pros
    Progress Software
    • Search was really advanced. Hard to set up and had limitations about semantical meanings between xml nodes, but provided very good search abilities.
    • The organization of documents across collections and metadata was particularly useful.
    • The REST abilities were very advanced and worked with XQuery well.
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    Microsoft
    • Easy to configure and use with Visual Studio and Dot Net
    • Easy integration with MSBI to perform data analysis
    • Data Security
    • Easy to understand and use
    • Very easy to export database and tables in the form of SQL query or a script
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    Cons
    Progress Software
    • MarkLogic still has a long way to go in fostering the developer community. Many developers are gravitating to the simple integrations and do not delve into the deeper capabilities. They have made tremendous strides in recent months and I am sure this will improve over time.
    • Many of the best features are left on the floor by enterprises who end up implementing MarkLogic as a data store. MarkLogic needs to help customers find ways to better leverage their investment and be more creative in how they use the product.
    • Licensing costs become a major hurdle for adoption. The pricing model has improved for basic implementations, but the costs seem very prohibitive for some verticals and for some of the most advanced features.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise edition has a high cost but is the only edition which supports SQL Always On Availability Groups. It would be nice to include this feature in the Standard version.
    • Licensing of Microsoft SQL Server is a quite complex matter, it would be good to simplify licensing in the future. For example, per core vs per user CAL licensing, as well as complex licensing scenarios in the Cloud and on Edge locations.
    • It would be good to include native tools for converting Oracle, DB2, Postgresql and MySQL/MariaDB databases (schema and data) for import into Microsoft SQL Server.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Progress Software
    MarkLogic is expensive but solid. While we use open source for almost everything else, the backend database is too critically important. At this point, re-tooling for a different back end would take too much time to be a viable option.
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    Microsoft
    We understand that the Microsoft SQL Server will continue to advance, offering the same robust and reliable platform while adding new features that enable us, as a software center, to create a superior product. That provides excellent performance while reducing the hardware requirements and the total cost of ownership of our solution.
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    Usability
    Progress Software
    Very little about it can be done better or with greater ease. Even things that seem difficult aren't really that bad. There's multiple ways to accomplish any admin task. MarkLogic requires a fraction of administrative effort that you see with enterprise RDBMS like Oracle. MarkLogic is continually improving the tools to simplify cluster configuration and maintenance.
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    Microsoft
    SQL Server mostly 'just works' or generates error messages to help you sort out the trouble. You can usually count on the product to get the job done and keep an eye on your potential mistakes. Interaction with other Microsoft products makes operating as a Windows user pretty straight forward. Digging through the multitude of dialogs and wizards can be a pain, but the answer is usually there somewhere.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Progress Software
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    Microsoft
    Its does not have outages.
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    Performance
    Progress Software
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    SSAS data cubes may some time slow down your Excel reports.
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    Support Rating
    Progress Software
    There's always room for improvement. Some problems get solved faster than others, of course. MarkLogic's direct support is very responsive and professional. If they can't help immediately, they always have good feedback and are eager to receive information and details to work to replicate the problem. They are quick to escalate major support issues and production show-stopping problems. In addition to MarkLogic's direct support, there are several employees who are very active among the community and many questions and common issues get quick attention from helpful responses to email and StackOverflow questions.
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    Microsoft
    We managed to handle most of our problems by looking into Microsoft's official documentation that has everything explained and almost every function has an example that illustrates in detail how a particular functionality works. Just like PowerShell has the ability to show you an example of how some cmdlet works, that is the case also here, and in my opinion, it is a very good practice and I like it.
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    In-Person Training
    Progress Software
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was good
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    Online Training
    Progress Software
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    Microsoft
    very hands on and detailed training
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    Implementation Rating
    Progress Software
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    Microsoft
    Other than SQL taking quite a bit of time to actually install there are no problems with installation. Even on hardware that has good performance SQL can still take close to an hour to install a typical server with management and reporting services.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Progress Software
    We had Fast in place when Microsoft had bought it up and was going to change / deprecate it. One of the biggest advantages of MarkLogic for search actually had to do with the rest of the content pipeline - it allowed us to have it all in one technology. On the NoSQL side, we looked at MongoDB a couple years back. At that time, MarkLogic came in stronger on indexing, transaction reliability, and DR options. For us, that was worth using a commercial product.
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    Microsoft
    [Microsoft] SQL Server has a much better community and professional support and is overall just a more reliable system with Microsoft behind it. I've used MySQL in the past and SQL Server has just become more comfortable for me and is my go to RDBMS.
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    Scalability
    Progress Software
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    Microsoft
    SQL server does handle growing demands of a mid sized company.
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    Return on Investment
    Progress Software
    • MarkLogic reduced the amount of time that the DevOps team needed to dedicate to database updates, as the engineering team was mostly able to easily design and maintain database upgrades without requiring specialists such as database architects on the DevOps side. This capability flowed from the product's speed and the versatility of its XQuery language and libraries.
    • MarkLogic required significant education and buy-in time for the engineering team.
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    Microsoft
    • Increased accuracy - We went from multiple users having different versions of an Excel spreadsheet to a single source of truth for our reporting.
    • Increased Efficiency - We can now generate reports at any time from a single source rather than multiple users spending their time collating data and generating reports.
    • Improved Security - Enterprise level security on a dedicated server rather than financial files on multiple laptop hard drives.
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