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Top Microsoft SQL Server Alternatives and Competitors

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8.9

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Score

+92

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Footprint

157

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Microsoft SQL Server

Compare how Microsoft SQL Server stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Oracle

Oracle Database

8.9

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Score

+92

Emotional
Footprint

101

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Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database is:

Better at Support

Easier to Customize

More Inspiring

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Harder to Implement

Cloudera

Cloudera Operational Database

8.8

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Score

+99

Emotional
Footprint

35

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Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Cloudera Operational Database is:

Better at Support

More Inspiring

More Caring

More Innovative

More Efficient

More Transparent

Progress Software

Progress MarkLogic Platform

8.4

Composite
Score

+90

Emotional
Footprint

49

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Progress MarkLogic Platform is:

More Transparent

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

Worse at Training

Worse at Integrating

Less Reliable

Amazon

Amazon Aurora

8.0

Composite
Score

+94

Emotional
Footprint

48

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora is:

More Innovative

More Inspiring

More Transparent

More Efficient

Better at Support

Harder to Use

SAP

SAP HANA Cloud

7.9

Composite
Score

+89

Emotional
Footprint

45

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, SAP HANA Cloud is:

More Inspiring

Worse at Training

Less Transparent

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

IBM

IBM Db2

7.9

Composite
Score

+91

Emotional
Footprint

27

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 is:

More Inspiring

More Respectful

Harder to Implement

Worse at Training

Less Transparent

Harder to Use

Redis Labs

Redis Enterprise Software

7.9

Composite
Score

+91

Emotional
Footprint

19

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Redis Enterprise Software is:

More Caring

More Innovative

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Harder to Use

Worse at Training

Microsoft Corporation

Azure Cosmos DB

7.6

Composite
Score

+88

Emotional
Footprint

20

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB is:

More Inspiring

Better at Support

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Teradata

Teradata Advanced SQL Engine

7.6

Composite
Score

+89

Emotional
Footprint

32

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Teradata Advanced SQL Engine is:

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Worse at Training

Less Innovative

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

Percona

Percona MySQL

7.5

Composite
Score

+93

Emotional
Footprint

15

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Percona MySQL is:

More Innovative

Less Inspiring

Harder to Implement

Less Transparent

Harder to Use

Less Respectful

IBM

IBM Informix

7.3

Composite
Score

+70

Emotional
Footprint

25

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Informix is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Less Caring

Worse at Training

Couchbase

Couchbase Server

7.1

Composite
Score

+76

Emotional
Footprint

22

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, Couchbase Server is:

More Caring

Less Transparent

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Harder to Implement

Less Reliable

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