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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft SQL Server

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

    $1,418

    Per License

    ThingWorx

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AThingWorx is an IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) development platform acquired by PTC in 2014 and merged with Axeda Machine Cloud in the same year, to expand PTC's development offerings.N/A
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    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription
    $1,418.00
    Per License
    Enterprise
    $13,748.00
    Per License
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    53 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Microsoft SQL Server and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    ThingWorx
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    IoT Device Management00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Device Security00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    IoT Data Management00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    IoT Analytics00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    IoT Integration00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
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    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Small Businesses
    Amazon RDS
    Score8.1 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SingleStore
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SAP IQ
    Score5.3 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (107 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (26 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft SQL ServerThingWorx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Velotic
    It is well suited for situations where you require an end-to-end platform for pushing code and managing data and security of the IoT application. However, it is not well suited for the case when you want to scale the app up to many users and this requires more from the part of the product.
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    Pros
    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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    Velotic
    • Asset Monitoring - quick and easy to deploy, can connect to the plant floor and get real-time data from devices.
    • Analytics - The TWX Analytics extension has a variety of analyses that can be done into any data source input into TWX.
    • Alerts notification - you can program alerts to be sent via email/SMS seamlessly.
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    Cons
    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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    Velotic
    • Advanced functionality in control and data visualization often requires additional coding from the user.
    • Support and tutorials provided are often lacking in detail or are not readily transferable.
    • Mashup development works poorly on small monitors or laptops.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Velotic
    We started more than a year ago and do not plan to replace it
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    Usability
    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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    Velotic
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    Its does not have outages.
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    Velotic
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    SSAS data cubes may some time slow down your Excel reports.
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    Velotic
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    Support Rating
    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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    Velotic
    Experienced and knowledgeable customer support executives, Thingworx is a very large product and contains a myriad of features which is not easy to remember without enough training or hands-on experience
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    It was good
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    Velotic
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Microsoft
    very hands on and detailed training
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    Velotic
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Velotic
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Velotic
    Well-suited - multiple streams from many data sources, highly scalable application scenarios.Good for a quick test of internet of things (IoT) connectivity and for deploying access via the web. Smooth deployment, easy to couple to devices. Easy cooperation with Splunk, which we use also.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    SQL server does handle growing demands of a mid sized company.
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    Velotic
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Velotic
    • Good for quick deployment of customer specific control of IoT
    • Good for quick test of IoT platform
    • Difficult to debug complicate system
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