Compare Salesforce Platform and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 03, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Salesforce Platform or Microsoft SQL Server 2012?

Salesforce Platform is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft SQL Server 2012, and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is rated higher (78/100) than Salesforce Platform (76/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Development Tools Platform solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Salesforce.com Vs. Microsoft

Salesforce.com: Salesforce.com Inc. is a global enterprise software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. Best known for its customer relationship management (CRM) product, through acquisitions Salesforce has expanded into the "social enterprise arena". It was ranked number 27 in Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in ...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Salesforce Platform or Microsoft SQL Server 2012?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Development Tools Platform software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Salesforce Platform and Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Salesforce Platform price starts at $25 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Salesforce Platform is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Development Tools Platform software. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 price starts at $3,189 per license , When comparing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Development Tools Platform software cost.

Bottom line: Salesforce Platform is more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Salesforce Platform Vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 based on some of the most important and required Development Tools Platform features.

Salesforce Platform: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Microsoft SQL Server 2012: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from a variety of industries. Microsoft SQL Server 2014’s standard edition is specifically designed for smaller businesses that are running without a full-time database admin.



Salesforce Platform

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $25 per user/month

Salesforce1 Platform is a mobile application development and deployment solution for businesses of all sizes. It allows the creation of add-on applications to be hosted on Salesforce infrastructure. The...

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Microsoft SQL Server 2012

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

starts at $3,189 per license

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is a data management platform that can help users to create mission-critical applications and create big data solutions using in-memory and high-performance OLTP, BI, data warehousing ...

Categories: Database Management.

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Salesforce Platform: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Microsoft SQL Server 2012: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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4.2/5
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76/100
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6/10
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3.2/5
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78/100
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15

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