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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a transactional relational database, boasting fast, reliable online transaction processing (OLTP). SAP ASE is the company's transactional database within the SAP Business Technology Platform portfolio.N/A
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    Microsoft AccessSAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
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    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
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    Microsoft AccessSAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessSAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (99 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessSAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access can be easily implemented with training. It doesn't require expert level skill for basic reporting functions - but can be scaled to a complex database with sophisticated users. Its appropriate to consider if excel needs to be used to create reports, or if there are data entry needs - with corresponding reports.
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    SAP
    High-performance, high-concurrency transactions are well suited for ASE. ASE is lacking some features in my opinion such as history tables, however there are ways to implement them via workarounds or by using Replication Server. I do think the way the ASE parser and optimizer works are far superior to other products as it is a true cost-based optimizer and the order of the tables in the FROM clause does not really matter although a good SQL coder will place the tables in a meaningful order to make the SQL more readable. ASE is good for applications that require high availability and can be used for mission critical systems.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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    SAP
    • Easy to setup and maintain
    • Reliable, rarely has major hiccups requiring reboots or crashes
    • Very responsive with complicated queries spanning various tablespaces and hundreds of millions of rows
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    SAP
    • Full database encryption - need to utilize external keys vs internal - for better separation of duties.
    • History Tables.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    SAP
    Our licenses are perpetual. It is the support that we will be renewing. We will renew because we continue to use and receive value from the product.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    SAP
    It does almost everything we need and for the things it doesn't do natively, we are still able to do using other features. For example, natively history tables weren't supported but we were able to create them using triggers.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    SAP
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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    SAP
    Incredibly responsive, saving us countless hours in troubleshooting.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Crystal is easier for report writing, but isn't a database solution. Salesforce is lovely, but much more expensive than an old copy of Microsoft Office. For a small budget, [Microsoft] Access was really the only viable option. I only wish it was easier to write complex reports.
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    SAP
    Much less effort than Oracle. Much better customer support than Oracle. Roughly equivalent to SQL Server in performance and ease of use. Much better customer service than SQL Server. Different ballpark from IQ. Same customer service.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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    SAP
    • Negative - Costs a lot ... but so do they all.
    • Positive - It does what we need it to do.
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