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SQL Server Alternatives

4.5(1969 Ratings)

Considering alternatives to SQL Server? See what this market SQL Server users also considered in their purchasing decision. When evaluating different solutions, potential buyers compare competencies in categories such as evaluation and contracting, integration and deployment, service and support, and specific product capabilities.

Check out real reviews verified by Gartner to see how SQL Server compares to its competitors and find the best software or service for your organization.

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1. MongoDB Atlas

By MongoDB

4.5
(1214 Ratings)
My overall experience with MongoDB Atlas is very positive. The platform is intuitive and user friendly, even for someone who isn't deep technical. The web console is cleanly designed, making it easy to create clusters, manage databases, and monitor performance without needing to dive into complex commands.Read all insights and reviews for MongoDB Atlas
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2. Oracle AI Database

By Oracle

4.5
(1154 Ratings)
The ability to submit bills, expenses and credit card reconciliation in one site is handy. Ability to delegate users to approve bills in your abscense is a time saverRead all insights and reviews for Oracle AI Database

Where SQL Server Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
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3. Teradata VantageCloud

By Teradata

4.6
(631 Ratings)
Over the nine years we have been a customer of Teradata they have always done their best to meet our needs. While not always perfect, there are many occasions in which they have gone above and beyond to assist us, whether through sales, technical support, or product development.Read all insights and reviews for Teradata VantageCloud

Where SQL Server Scored Higher

  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
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4. Oracle MySQL HeatWave

By Oracle

4.5
(617 Ratings)
Overall, I have been happy with MySQL since I started using it 5 years ago. One of the nice things about it is that it includes design and development components in one place.Read all insights and reviews for Oracle MySQL HeatWave
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5. Amazon Redshift

By Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.4
(552 Ratings)
スケーラビリティと処理速度においてとても優れていると感じる。S3などの別製品との接続性であったり、マネージドサービスとしてのプライベートリンクなどができセキュアな接続もできることがとてもいい。 ただし、チューニングにはとても工数を用いている。Read all insights and reviews for Amazon Redshift

Where SQL Server Scored Higher

  • Easier to integrate and deploy
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6. Amazon Aurora

By Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.6
(475 Ratings)
Exceptional alternative to traditional database services as this aws backed database works significantly better compared to traditional ones with scalable storage and lower latencies, helping to maintain database availability and reliability even moreRead all insights and reviews for Amazon Aurora
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7. SAP HANA Cloud

By SAP

4.4
(406 Ratings)
We are very happy with the product as it is easy to access through launchpad and insights, data storage and retrieval times.Read all insights and reviews for SAP HANA Cloud

Where SQL Server Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
  • Easier to integrate and deploy
  • Better evaluation and contracting
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8. Google BigQuery

By Google

4.5
(391 Ratings)
A very robust tool that serves most of our use-cases, the only complaint being related to how some of our third-party vendors have technical difficulties sharing their data sources and projects with us with the intent to integrate them to our data lake/warehouse. We faced both issues with permissions and intra-region availability, delaying the process of making the datasets available to our users.Read all insights and reviews for Google BigQuery

Where SQL Server Scored Higher

  • Better at service and support
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Top Alternatives to SQL Server

  • MongoDB Atlas
  • Oracle AI Database
  • Teradata VantageCloud
  • Oracle MySQL HeatWave
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon Aurora
  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • Google BigQuery

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