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Robust, simple, and best of all, probably already there!
October 18, 2019

Robust, simple, and best of all, probably already there!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Access

Access is used on a 1 by 1 basis, dependent upon the person, their department, and their work. Predominantly, the tool was used with Sales Ops or Marketing for territory analysis, sales insights, product penetration in new markets, and other market research use. We did not have a lot of "cool new" data tools to use because the organization was locked into enterprise-level agreements. Typically, Access came into play when the data needed for manipulation surpassed Excel's capabilities.
  • Intuitive tool for anyone comfortable within the Microsoft ecosystem.
  • Life saver when Excel kept crashing, but you'll need to understand databases first so beware.
  • Amazing tool within existing product suite at work, meaning no cumbersome management approvals needed to use!
  • This doesn't have to do with the core function, but I wish it felt better aesthetically to use. I saw a lot of people moving toward tools like Tableau simply because they looked cool even though the user essentially only used it for basic functionality that would be better serviced in Access.
  • Having in-app tutorials would be really nice, especially for further education and better use of the tool.
  • Given that I did not need additional budget to get this going, every insight I got or every process I could streamline by using this tool essentially became an immediate return on investment! Love that.
Tableau is not even a 'switch-out' tool, it's for visualization so it's not a fair comparison. Against other databasing tools, MySQL is still my favorite may be simply due to being a creature of comfort because that's where I first learned to manage DB. However, Microsoft Access was the best tool because it existed on my laptop from Day 1 on the job so instead of configuring anything new I simply got into using it right away and that was that.
Most support was provided at an enterprise level, however I think the tools and resources available through the knowledge base and help center most thoroughly covered the topics, questions, and concerns I needed addressed. Sometimes finding answers while navigating version changes was frustrating, but that's probably true of any tool.

Do you think Microsoft Access delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Access's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Access live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Access go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft Access again?

Yes

Great tool to use in a traditional organization where life is lived through the Microsoft ecosystem. It's a fast way to natively create depth in a platform such as Excel and set yourself up to glean better insights. Nice to not have to deal with API, custom build integrations, etc. It's just there. I love the tool, but if it weren't just there with each Microsoft Suite set-up, I'm not sure I wouldn't quickly switch to more cutting edge tools on the market today.