What is Azure SQL Database?
It is the intelligent, scalable, cloud database service that provides the broadest SQL Server engine compatibility and up to a 212% return on investment. It is a database service that can quickly and efficiently scale to meet demand, is automatically highly available, and supports a variety of third party software.
Azure SQL Database is a tool in the SQL Database as a Service category of a tech stack.
Who uses Azure SQL Database?
Companies
107 companies reportedly use Azure SQL Database in their tech stacks, including Ataccama ONE, Core Banking, and Global.
Developers
350 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database Integrations
Snowplow, AzureDataStudio, Microsoft Access, Centreon, and ERBuilder are some of the popular tools that integrate with Azure SQL Database. Here's a list of all 11 tools that integrate with Azure SQL Database.
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Azure SQL Database Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Azure SQL Database?
MySQL
The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
and functions.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft® SQL Server is a database management and analysis system for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
SQLite
SQLite is an embedded SQL database engine. Unlike most other SQL databases, SQLite does not have a separate server process. SQLite reads and writes directly to ordinary disk files. A complete SQL database with multiple tables, indices, triggers, and views, is contained in a single disk file.
