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Microsoft SQL Server

Overview

What is Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database.

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Recent Reviews

Solid and Reliable.

10 out of 10
August 28, 2023
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We use MSSQL Server along with SSIS and SSRS as it's a very competent software suite and very stable. It integrates well with other …
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Microsoft SQL Server Review

9 out of 10
October 28, 2022
I am a computer engineer. I have been working as a software developer for about 7 years. I've been using Microsoft SQL Server since I was …
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SQL Server Review

8 out of 10
June 19, 2021
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We use MS SQL Server as our main database to store customer data. We have a monolith web application that is using a single MS SQL Server …
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MS SQL Server

8 out of 10
May 25, 2021
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For the uninitiated it is first important to point out that many programs use a Database at the back-end and the end-user will be totally …
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Pricing

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Subscription

$1,418.00

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Per License

Enterprise

$13,748.00

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Per License

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

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  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

An Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server's Statistics

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Introduction to Transact SQL (T-SQL) using Microsoft SQL Server

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Product Details

What is Microsoft SQL Server?

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Microsoft SQL Server Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of Microsoft SQL Server are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Pardeep Goyal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
My whole company uses the Microsoft SQL Server, almost every department and team makes use of the SQL Server. Basically it is used as RDBMS to manipulate and store data for business purposes. Developers use this to handle data of the products on which they are working. I am using SQL server since I joined the company in 2013.
Simran Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is used as a relational database management tool by our organisation. It's mostly used by every department in our corporation to insert, update, delete, manage data and to provide various encryptions to it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is the database of used by all web applications. Hosted web applications that collect gigabytes of information directly store data into one or more Microsoft SQL Servers being used by our organization. We need these servers to not only store data but provide an easy means to make available to other software and services.
Rahul Kumar Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft SQL Server is an RDBMS (Relational Database Management System.) This means it helps an organization to store and manipulate their data. The way our company uses it is no different: it stores the company's large consumer user base. Our company provide services to our clients via our website, and maintaining that website consist of two parts: front end, and back end.

So, in my organization, SQL Server is used as the back end. This means all the work related to storing the date (e.g. using tables), retrieving the data (e.g. using procedures and functions provided by SQL Server) and manipulating the data (e.g. necessary update and alter statements) are all tasks performed by SQL Server and some helpful programming language.

It is being used not just by any one department, but by the whole organization. Proper functioning of a website highly relies on its back end, so SQL Server is solving this business problem for us, in addition to generating visual reports using services like SSIS and SSRS, which are provided by SQL Server.



Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our Organisation Microsoft SQL Server is widely used because SQL server is a very powerful tool for managing the database. Yes, it is used widely worldwide because it is a Microsoft product and is trustworthy. It has a lot of security features. We solve our many businesses related issues like database management, save time and reduce the paperwork and also the burden of an employee. We increase our customers and our profitability.
Darren Deng | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft SQL server to perform analytics with a large set of data from different kinds of clients. All the data preparations are done with SQL server. It is being used by everyone in our service line. also, most of our client uses SQL server as well. Using SQL Server to process unstructured data is not very effective.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL server is currently used only in the IT department and Data Analytics department. We mainly use it for database management. For our data analytics team, I use SQL server to write queries to produce desired tables of data
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used to SQL Server to build a decision support system for mid-size companies (e.g. bakeries) offering perishable goods. The core of the system is a machine learning algorithm that provides demand forecast based on transactional data (POS data) that are required for daily production and order decisions. Hence, the provided demand forecasts are used by operational staff at the headquarters that control the complete supply chain.
Rony Vargas M. | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is our database back-end option to use in our Software Factory. Also, our Client is using this database from 2000 version after 2016 version. From 18 year ago I'm using SQL Server it has grown from this time today is compared with ORACLE and another RDMS in the market but the most important is SQL Server can run on LINUX. Great! From the most simple project after the must complex project our first option is MS SQL Server.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SQL Server is used to store the organizational data, which is entered by the users using the forms in front end. We have been using SQL Server to store data and sort it out for the Managers to view it. We also create email alerts for the leads and managers, consisting of employee performance, using database Email Services.
September 13, 2017

SQL SERVER PREFERENCE

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used as a data storage engine and also for providing information to users based on the business user's requirement. It also supports multiple users' requirements. It is also used for reporting services for providing run time reports or summarized reports from OLAP cubes. We also use the various security features and different editions available based on the requirement and budget. I have been working with this product for over 15 years and I am a great admirer of how the product has evolved since 2000.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is being used by our enterprise proprietary products as a backend database. Our entire organisation across departments widely uses Microsoft SQL Server. Microsoft SQL Server caters the needs of the following aspects. 1. Easy accessibility of data 2. Easy connectivity of data 3. Securing layers of information. 4. Hosting/Supporting/ acting as a backend database to all major applications (internal/ external).
Don Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use SQL Server to data mine and report on data for all departments including finance, production, shipping/receiving and purchasing. We are constantly studying our data trends to help us run our business proactively. Many other departments request data trends, etc., that may not be available in the ERP application. We are able to retrieve this data using SQL Server.
Rich Mephan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SQL Server underpins all our line of business applications and is the database of choice for our case management application. It is used firm-wide from our helpdesk, through to the finance and HR teams. It is used to log support calls, time record and bill our customers.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Microsoft SQL server as a base platform for our enterprise resource program. Not only is it the data warehouse but it also serves as the SSRS report server so we can use SQL views and stored procedures to create SSRS reports more effectively based on the user needs. The tools in SQL Server allow for all maintenance to be scheduled, simplifying maintenance.
Ved Mishra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is being used extensively in my organization. It is the default database for SharePoint sites and also the default choice for custom database applications. SQL Server Database is very commonly used in the IT department since it is well suited with the Microsoft umbrella of products. Other departments also use SQL Server for self-served Microsoft Business Intelligence reports and SharePoint. Analytics is one of the main business problems that SQL Server handles efficiently and effectively. SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerPivot, Power BI, SharePoint rely heavily on SQL Server engine and database in the back-end.
Ankit Khetan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL server is the backbone of our organization and is used by the whole organization. Our application uses Microsoft SQL server as a backend. We do a lot with SQL server like storing the actual data, replicating the production database, SQL jobs to create a reports database, SQL server reporting services etc. We do have multiple servers for multiple different databases and we user the server objects/linked servers to access data across all the servers. I think it addresses almost all aspects of our business at this point.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think, mainly companies are deviating from it because it is expensive compare to another databases. In addition non relational databases are more in use nowadays which keeps this product as less dominant.
But one great thing about MS SQL server is that it is easy to use and all MS platform works together better than any other product.
June 01, 2016

MS SQL- Great Tool!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft SQL is the company's backend. We utilize it for many different systems in place. It's the backend to our financial suite, to our internal and external CRM systems, to store financial data, etc. We heavily rely on it.
April 26, 2016

The best RDBMS

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SQL Server is really crucial for our organization. It's used by our internal software (financial, accounting and so on), it is used by our CRM, by our gaming website, but also by our institutional website. So it's used internally but also for our main business (betting system and so on). MS SQL Server is administered by our team (database administrator team).
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