Azure SQL Database Reviews & Product Details - Page 9

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

It`s a great well-known SQL database but cloud-native. This means that you don`t need to manually install, setup and manage database. You will have fantastic scalability out of the box. If you need to increase throughput of your database for a short time (black Friday, for example) - no problem, just switch it at the Azure console and wait several minutes. Then you can decrease throughput back to save money. Also it has an excellent SQL performance analyzer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

The throughput of this database is expensive. For the fast one you will pay significant money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure's User Interface is very easy to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Limitations on free tier products make very dificult for developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL is based on the SQL Server framework, so all my SQL works well in the Azure SQL environment (even though I develop on a local SQL Server). Frankly SQL Server Management Studio (and the ecosystem around it) is what makes Azure SQL so special for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

As of spring of 2023, you can't bulk-buy (via reservations) Azure SQL capacity on Azure. If we had this option, it'd close the gap via cheaper options. I still chose Azure SQL over Postgres though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

what I like about Azure is its scalability, flexible pricing, somewhat good security, a lot of options to go with, and advance analytical capabilities. Not that easy to Use for the starters Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

It is dificult for the begginers and have faced issues with the latency. and I belive it is somewhat costly but that is what my company has to bear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Performance and Scalability: Azure SQL Databases are designed to handle high-performance workloads. They provide excellent scalability options, allowing you to easily scale up or down based on your requirements. With features like automatic tuning and intelligent performance monitoring, Azure SQL Databases optimize query performance and provide a smooth user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Cost: Depending on your workload and usage patterns, the cost of Azure SQL Databases can be a significant factor. While Azure provides pricing options and tools for cost optimization, the expenses associated with database storage, compute resources, and additional features can add up, especially for large-scale deployments or high-demand applications. It's important to carefully plan and monitor your usage to control costs effectively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft gets developers and continue to show it in their ecosystem. Azure helps with not only hosting but DevOps and planning out deployments and optimizing your services based on regions, users, and traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

There can be times when the online portal is down or not working correctly. Sometimes it can be hard to visualize what your cost is going to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Since it hosted over Azure cloud, it possess all the qualities of cloud like high availability, automatic backups, scalability etc.

There is no headache of managing the hardware or infrastructure as it's a PAAS service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Pricing can be reduced as compared to AWS and GCP.

There can be a abrupt downtime which causes potential data loss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

1.Helps in building the app faster and optimized.

2.infrastructue cost is very low

3.Not to worry about mainting the server as it is hosted by Microsoft.

4.Works more like SQL, so easy to learn and understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

1.Windows authentication is not supported so there can be a security issues.

2.It doesn't support more no. of table creation and addition of new columns.

3.Database size and storage could be increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Azure SQL Database is a PaaS offering from MS Azure which means Microsoft handles the underlying infrastructure, updates etc., which allows us to focus on customizing the database similar to our on-prem database. Data stored at rest and in motion is highly secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Learning Azure and its offerings, like Azure SQL Database, is a steep curve, mainly if we are unfamiliar with cloud concepts. Azure SQL Database is not fully compatible with on-premises SQL Server installations. It is more suitable for new projects that can accommodate design changes per the Database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

there are many things that can make someone like azure out of which my favourites were global community suppport, ton load of features, high scalability, easy devops integration and security of data with microsoft's assurance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

there are a few stuff i dislike about azure like the cost of the paid versions features, complexity wrt to alternatives like aws n gcp. Also the documentation is little bit complex which makes it bit hard to learn for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.