What is SQL Server Software?

SQL server software is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that allows businesses to store, manage, and retrieve data in structured formats using Structured Query Language (SQL). These platforms provide a robust and scalable solution for handling large volumes of data, enabling users to create, read, update, and delete data within relational databases. SQL server software includes features for data storage, transaction management, data security, backup, and performance optimization, ensuring data integrity and availability. It supports a range of applications from small businesses to enterprise-level solutions, offering integration with other business tools and systems. SQL server software is often used in applications requiring high-performance data storage, reporting, and analytics capabilities. Compare and read user reviews of the best SQL Server software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Google Cloud SQL
    Google Cloud SQL provides a fully-managed solution for running SQL Server databases in the cloud, offering an easy way to host and manage enterprise-grade SQL workloads. It takes care of critical tasks like automated backups, patches, and updates, ensuring a secure and high-performance environment for SQL Server databases. Cloud SQL also allows users to scale their SQL Server databases based on demand, offering flexibility without the need for manual management. It supports all versions of SQL Server, from standard to enterprise editions, providing a powerful and cost-effective solution. New customers receive $300 in free credits to explore SQL Server on Google Cloud SQL and see how it fits their needs.
    Starting Price: Free ($300 in free credits)
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    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Quickly pinpoint performance issues with SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) while providing expert advice with tuning advisors. Anomaly detection powered by machine learning allows DBAs to proactively optimize databases before small issues become big problems. Real-time analysis with 24/7 monitoring and automated alerts provides the time an error occurred instead of just knowing it was “sometime last week.” DPA helps ease the use of more than 20 cross-platform databases in hybrid, on-premises and cloud environments.
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    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Unlike its competition, it provides effective scalability, advanced SQL query analysis and optimization, prescriptive analysis with corrective SQL scripts, powerful automated alert responses, broad PowerShell integration, complete customization, and extensive support for current and legacy SQL Server and Windows.
    Starting Price: $1,996 per instance
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    Redgate SQL Monitor

    Redgate SQL Monitor

    Redgate Software

    SQL Monitor helps you and your team find issues – before they become problems: Alerting – Discover issues before they have an impact Diagnosis – Uncover obstacles and find root causes Performance – See what has the biggest impact on your system Overview – View your SQL Server estate at a glance Reporting – Share tailored reports about your servers' health
    Starting Price: $1,565
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    DBmaestro

    DBmaestro

    DBmaestro

    DBmaestro’s DevOps Platform paves the way for safe implementation of CI/CD for Oracle, MS-SQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB databases. DBmaestro brings DevOps best practices to the database, delivering a new level of speed, efficiency, security and process integration. With DBmaestro’s solutions, organizations can run database deployments safely and methodically, increasing development team productivity and expediting time-to-market, making unplanned database downtime a thing of the past. The platform combines several key features that make its value greater than the sum of its parts: repeatable release automation, database version control, governance and security modules, and a business activity monitor. The result is complete database oversight from a single source and a vital edge over the competition. DBmaestro’s zero-friction platform harmoniously complements all major databases, without requiring database engineering teams to change their core processes.
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    dbForge Edge
    dbForge Edge is the newest Devart product - the multidatabase software solution covers all database-related jobs, allowing its users to accelerate the tasks' completion, save costs, and improve overall productivity. A set of powerful features applies to all most popular database management systems - MySQL and MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. Notice the most helpful features of dbForge Edge: Database design & development. Convert ER diagrams to actual databases or reverse-engineer databases. SQL coding assistance. Visual query building. Query profiling. Database comparison & synchronization. Deploy changes to the target databases on different platforms. Data management. Data import/export. Data analysis and reporting. Database administration.
    Starting Price: $99.95
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    SQL Secure

    SQL Secure

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    SQL Secure helps database administrators to manage SQL Server security in physical, virtual, and cloud environments - including managed cloud databases. Unlike its competition, it provides configurable data collection, customizable templates to satisfy audits for multiple regulatory guidelines, extensive security checks and audit rules, automated server registration process, and server group tagging.
    Starting Price: $1,036 per instance
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    SQL Workload Analysis

    SQL Workload Analysis

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    Monitor and diagnose detailed database wait states and application transactions. Problematic SQL queries can severely reduce the performance of SQL Server and the business-critical applications that it supports. With the SQL Workload Analysis add-on, continuously monitor and analyze server workload, leverage the simple user interface that focuses on wait states and application performance, and troubleshoot problematic SQL code from changes made to database applications. Perform real-time analysis with continuous SQL sampling intervals. Know instantly where databases are spending time. Quickly isolate slow SQL statements and drill down for actionable advice. Investigate historical query plan trends. Utilize automatic recommendations to improve query performance.
    Starting Price: $400 per instance
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    IDERA Precise for Databases

    IDERA Precise for Databases

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    Precise for Databases helps database administrators to find and fix database performance problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Unlike its competition, it provides deep database optimization, isolation of problems and causes, scalable deployment, what-if analysis for changes, and history, trending, and planning. Precise for Databases ensures that databases perform at peak efficiency. It captures, measures, and correlates performance metrics from all critical components of the system. It then detects and corrects the root cause of database and transaction performance problems before they become noticeable for databases and their related applications. Monitor Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, IBM Db2, and SAP Sybase ASE. For each of these database platforms, the interface of Precise looks and behaves the same to minimize the learning curve. Precise for Databases samples the monitored databases once per second or more frequently, has low overhead (typically 1%).
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    Chetu

    Chetu

    Chetu

    Chetu is a US-based software development company that provides startups, SMBs, and Fortune 5000 companies worldwide with custom technology solutions. With an unparalleled software delivery model suited to the needs of the client, Chetu's one-stop-shop model spans the entire software technology spectrum. Headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, Chetu has sixteen locations throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with over 2,200 software experts worldwide. Chetu is a true and seamless backend technology partner, helping your business accelerate the development of desktop, mobile & web-based apps with on-demand developers that focus on moving your business forward. Most software companies insist on owning their own source codes to prevent their clients from seeking out other vendors or tools. Under our agreement, you are the sole proprietor of the source code and intellectual property.
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