G2 Vendor Directory

YugabyteDB vs. Microsoft SQL Server

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricYugabyteDB

by Yugabyte, Inc.

Microsoft SQL Server

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.54.4
Review count652,289
Ease of use9.28.8
Ease of setup8.78.4
Quality of support9.68.6
Meets requirements9.39.2
NPS70.96774257.082552
Small Business41.3%18.7%
Mid-Market46.0%36.3%
Enterprise12.7%45.0%
Total page views5951,482
Total LLM citations3,7462,771

YugabyteDB

YugabyteDB is AI-ready, turbocharged PostgreSQL for business-critical transactional applications. 100% open source, it offers built-in resilience, on-demand scaling, and more! YugabyteDB eliminates the tradeoffs you get with legacy databases by uniquely combining enterprise-grade RDBMS capabilities with the horizontal scalability and resilience of cloud native architectures. YugabyteDB delivers a single logical database that can span across any cloud (private, public or hybrid).

Pros

  • Scalability
  • Reliability
  • High Availability
  • Performance
  • Availability
  • Ease of Use

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build intelligent applications using their preferred language and environment. Experience industry-leading performance, rest assured with innovative security features, transform your business with AI built-in, and deliver insights wherever your users are with mobile BI.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Database Management
  • Performance
  • Easy Integrations
  • Features
  • Integrations