Microsoft SQL pricey but worth it
April 30, 2025

Microsoft SQL pricey but worth it

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft SQL Server

We use it to hold the databases that with use for our Apps. It gives us a efficient way to store all the data we have in order to make our apps works. Any business needs a database to store it's data and with Microsoft SQL things are easier to manage.

Pros

  • Data structure
  • Good documentation
  • Huge posibilities
  • Efficient querying

Cons

  • Easy issues management , like deadlocks and slow performance
  • Resource use , it's very memory hungry
  • Pricing
  • It's needed for daily operations
  • Thanks to it apps works
  • Provide us good options for reports
It's very capable and you can do a lot of things with it. The posibilities are huge. The main drawback it's that you need a high level of knowledge to archive complex things. But there is a lot of documentation online and it just works. It's a very robust software.
You could consider i did use MySQL since i worked with some websites that were using a MySQL database. I could not give a side by side comparision since i don't use those like i use the Microsoft SQL , but so far it worked well. I prefer Microsoft SQL due to support and info you can get.

Do you think Microsoft SQL Server delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Microsoft SQL Server's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft SQL Server live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft SQL Server go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft SQL Server again?

Yes

With Microsoft SQL you will have a easier and faster deployment and work. It's true that you have other open sources options , like MySQL for example but the learning curve and support it's harder. It's pricey but it's worth it. If you are a small organization you could try to use SQL Express but the database size is limited , in that scenario you might want to go with a open source option.

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