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Microsoft SQL Server - Database Management Software

Microsoft SQL Server Reviews in September 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Ratings

4.48

Very Good

Based on 780 ratings & 804 reviews

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Excellent

(568)

Very Good

(209)

Good

(24)

Poor

(1)

Terrible

(2)

Spotsaas Editor’s POV

Microsoft SQL Server is a versatile and robust database management system that excels in handling complex data structures. Users appreciate its seamless integration with other Microsoft products like Azure, allowing for a streamlined experience. The tool's exceptional performance, combined with reliable ACID properties, ensures efficient data management even for ...Read more

Microsoft SQL Server pros and cons

  • Strong performance handling large and complex databases efficiently without downtime.

  • Easy integration with other Microsoft tools and services.

  • User-friendly installation and interface for smooth setup even for non-technical users.

  • Exceptional performance executing complex queries and high concurrent transactions.

  • Licensing costs can be on the higher side.

  • Limited compatibility with non-Microsoft platforms, making it less efficient with other operating systems like Linux.

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Anonymous

07/08/19

5 out of 5

Pretty easy to use

What do you like best? So many resources online to help you navigate and troubleshoot. What do you dislike? Nothing. It's pretty good. Oh, wait the connection between servers though. Which was easier. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Getting data to make my analysis reports

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Anonymous

07/08/19

3 out of 5

My SQL review

What do you like best? easy to use interface is one good ting about it. Another good thing is it uses general form of SQL. What do you dislike? processing time seems to be high in my opinion. It can be reduced to make it more useful for handling large data in a timely manner. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Problems: extracting data from databases. Benefits: Handling large size data

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Anonymous

07/07/19

5 out of 5

Overall very functional with many tools

What do you like best? I like how it has many tools available for free that allow me to run daily and weekly jobs to help ensure backs run properly. What do you dislike? I hate the 15 different licensing structures so I have to figure out how each business I do IT for is licensed and if I have to purchase more. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Overall I feel it is a maintenance free SQL solution. I have used others and while very ...

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Anonymous

07/06/19

4.5 out of 5

Simple Query Language to manage Database.

What do you like best? SQL is a programming language which helpful in different ways as it is a database management system used to store all datas of the user whether it is an organization or small scale company.It helps in maintaining day to day update which are being stored on an organization portal. What do you dislike? One of the thing I dislike is that some of the version of it are too costly.So it becomes a bit difficult for the users to make the most of it.If the cost are ...

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Anonymous

07/06/19

4 out of 5

A Good Enterprise Transactional Database With Support For Replication And Clustering

What do you like best? It is one the very few databases which gives continuous performance even though the data size is increase beyond 1TB. It supports Always on Clustering in Its Enterprise edition which gives flexibility to shard your database and with no downtime and it service is uniform across multiple platforms i.e on-premise and cloud. What do you dislike? This database is not suitable for running analytical queries as well as aggregations. The results for queries like rank ...

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Anonymous

07/06/19

5 out of 5

Sql for organized data setup

What do you like best? Sql being a paid tool it has features which makes easy to use functions to create the tables with simple and complex joins What do you dislike? Multiple table connections should be made easy to connect db’s with local environments What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Data creation and data saving of production apps and apps in development

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Anonymous

07/06/19

5 out of 5

Best database management system.

What do you like best? I like the way it Delivers transformational insights over structured and unstructured data with the power of SQL Server and Spark. What do you dislike? This sofware is expensive and many people may try to find alternatives thus missing out the best software. Recommendations to others considering the product: This sofware is the best for advanced analytics to all your data workloads, this is the best tool for running many company. What problems are you solving ...

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Anonymous

07/05/19

4 out of 5

Microsoft's Complete SQL Database Engine

What do you like best? There is a lot things in common when you talk about SQL servers, but Microsoft SQL Server has some unique features that makes it ideal for .NET developers, using as example Integration Services Catalog, which let you compile an Visual Studio solution and make scheduled automatic procedures like moving files, creating and deleting folders. Makes easier centralize all updates and repetitive tasks at the MSSQL itself, without having to use 3rd party applications. It ...

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Anonymous

07/05/19

5 out of 5

Best Database server I have ever worked with

What do you like best? • Just like other Microsoft products; SQL Server is by far the most User-friendly Database Server - best IDE • Lots of wizard features from import, export, backup, query builder etc that anyone can easily learn and do just with few clicks! • Built-in execution plan viewer which is nice enough to start with. • Intellisense (like visual studio to complete code while typing and showing common mistakes before you even execute • Integrates very well with ...

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Anonymous

07/04/19

4 out of 5

Microsoft SQL Review

What do you like best? Is a great DB manage tool, easy to query and solves a wide variety of issues for managing data within the applications, very easy to configure if you have and existing Microsoft infrastructure What do you dislike? Is a high performance tool, takes a lot of memory, this makes the server slows down Recommendations to others considering the product: Fix the high memory and performance, and better linux integration What problems are you solving with the product? ...

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