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Azure SQL Database

byMicrosoft
in
4.4
Market Presence: Cloud Database Management Systems, Data Masking (Transitioning to Data Masking and Synthetic Data)

Overview

Product Information on Azure SQL Database

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL Database is a cloud-based relational database software designed to support transactional processing and analytics. It provides features such as automated backups, scalability, high availability, security controls, and built-in intelligence for performance tuning and threat detection. The software enables management of structured data with support for Transact-SQL programming and integration with other Azure services. It addresses business needs around data storage, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational efficiency by offering elastic scalability and maintenance automation, thereby allowing organizations to manage and analyze data applications in a cloud environment.

Azure SQL Database Pricing

Azure SQL Database uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on performance tiers, provisioned resources, and usage. The software charges are typically structured around compute, storage, and backup consumption, offering options for both single databases and elastic pools with different service tiers and deployment models.

Overall experience with Azure SQL Database

Infrastructure Sevice Team
500M - 1B USD, Transportation
FAVORABLE

“Sql tenant at Microsoft - a DB tenant to relay on. ”

4.0
Aug 22, 2022
SQL tenant at Azure is a great product and an exceptional launch by microsoft.
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
250M - 500M USD, Consumer Goods
CRITICAL

“A very reliable SaaS database solution.”

3.0
Feb 27, 2023
Azure SQL Server has been a reliable alternative database solution which gives us more flexibility than traditional on site databases.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

Reviewer Insights for: Azure SQL Database
Deciding Factors: Azure SQL Database Vs. Market Average
Performance of Azure SQL Database Across Market Features

Azure SQL Database Likes & Dislikes

Like

truly exceptional speed query redesign database performance

Like

Reliability, ease of creation and quick scaling.

Like

security features, scalability, ease of implementation and administration

Dislike

nothing specific.

Dislike

Lacking some advanced tool that you get with on premise SQL.

Dislike

integration into existing solutions

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Azure SQL Database Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 105 ratings and reviews for Data Masking (Transitioning to Data Masking and Synthetic Data) market. View all 335 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.4

(105 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
50%
4 Star
48%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    A very reliable SaaS database solution.

    3.0
    Feb 27, 2023
    Azure SQL Server has been a reliable alternative database solution which gives us more flexibility than traditional on site databases.
  • Infrastructure Sevice Team
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Sql tenant at Microsoft - a DB tenant to relay on.

    4.0
    Aug 22, 2022
    SQL tenant at Azure is a great product and an exceptional launch by microsoft.
  • IT ARCHITECT
    1B-10B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    easy to implement a scalable database product

    4.0
    Jul 15, 2022
    easy to implement, very good scalability and available security features
  • CIO
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Adoption and migration to Azure SQL relatively painless

    5.0
    Jun 15, 2022
    We went with MS SQL server as it meets the needs of our business, both from an application support and connectivity perspective, and also from a knowledge perspective.
  • CHIEF SYSTEMS
    1B-10B USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    The scalability of Azure is what companies need the dinamic of your data.

    5.0
    May 29, 2022
    Do not depend on a physical server, Azure offers you the solution, it is one of the best cloud services for SQL management you get many benefits whit this service, its latency is excellent.
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