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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Microsoft SQL Server? Companies of all sizes, looking for database management software ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1975 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$13,748.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: SQL Server offers a 180-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across various pricing tiers Enterprise - $13748 Standard (per core) - $3586 Standard (server) - $899 Standard (CAL) - $209 Developer – Available to users for free Express – Available to users for free Additional cost for subscriptions and add-ons include - SQL Server Enterprise - $5434/year SQL Server Standard - $1418/year Big data node cores - $400/year - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English, French - **Available Countries**: France, Italy, United States ## Features - Ad hoc Reporting - Backup and Recovery - Collaboration Tools - Dashboard Software - Data Connectors - Data Import/Export - Data Replication - Data Synchronization - Data Visualization Software - Multiple Data Sources - Performance Metrics - Predictive Analytics Software - Reporting & Statistics - Search/Filter - Visual Analytics ## Integrations (5 total) - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Power BI - Microsoft Visual Studio - MySQL ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/18/database-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/18/database-management/software) - [Business Intelligence Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) ## Alternatives 1. [MySQL](https://www.capterra.ca/software/11482/mysql) — 4.6/5 (2094 reviews) 2. [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.ca/software/170983/google-cloud-platform) — 4.7/5 (2262 reviews) 3. [MongoDB](https://www.capterra.ca/software/127374/mongodb) — 4.7/5 (468 reviews) 4. [Airtable](https://www.capterra.ca/software/146652/airtable) — 4.6/5 (2222 reviews) 5. [Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1015743/microsoft-access) — 4.4/5 (205 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Overall good experience" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *February 14, 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great choice for relational database management system. My first choice when learning database management server deployment. > > **Cons**: Only minor cons such as learning curve for new to SQL Server Databases. May require significant time investment. User interface could use a little bit of improvment. > > Overall good product with only minor cons of time required to learn for beginners and and some improvements to UI would be good. ----- ### "Ease of using Microsoft Sql Server" — 3.0/5 > **SREEREKHA** | *May 3, 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Convenient to develop a database using sql server > > **Cons**: Integrates with mostly microsoft softwares and tools only > > Good to use to develop databases, triggers, database plans, schenas ----- ### "SQL - The backbone of database management" — 5.0/5 > **Tyler** | *March 27, 2026* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: SQL is basically the backbone if you want to run any proper databases and host it across several platforms. It integrates quite seamlessly with cloud applications, can be easy to use and features many use cases across multiple fields > > **Cons**: Schooling and training are definitely required in order to properly manage and administer SQL Serve and advanced databases. But it is an extremely powerful and necessary tool for self hosted platforms and databases > > My experience and work with SQL server is primarily administration and support. However, scheduled SQL backups are also very important and are easily managed. ----- ### "SQL Server Review" — 5.0/5 > **Christian** | *August 29, 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is straight forward and is a relational database. > > **Cons**: It could have more modern syntax updates. > > It has worked very well for our desktop applications. ----- ### "Microsoft SQL Server was solid power under our data" — 5.0/5 > **Lachlan** | *May 7, 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It’s flexible with many management tools for this price that other database platforms don’t include > > **Cons**: Performance is solid but the licence rules could be more clear, with better examples to guide purchase. > > Microsoft SQL Server handles large data fast and is stable for all kind of queries. ----- Page: 1 / 80\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1417/sql-server?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1417/sql-server) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data