LocalDB Reviews

Name: LocalDB
Brand: Microsoft
Rating: 4.6 (6 reviews)

4.6 out of 5

6 reviews
100% willing to recommend

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What is LocalDB?

LocalDB is a lightweight version of the SQL Server Express Database Engine that is targeted for program development. LocalDB starts on demand and runs in user mode, so there is no complex configuration.

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LocalDB is the #18 ranked solution in top Relational Databases. PeerSpot users give LocalDB an average rating of 9.2 out of 10. LocalDB is most commonly compared to SQL Server: LocalDB vs SQL Server. LocalDB is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 62% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 13% of all views.

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Featured reviews

Srini-Dhanaraj

Founder & CEO at imfine.club

LocalDB is an excellent solution for learners, beginners, and projects of negligible size; it is very good. Any startup can use a local database to start. Once they grow beyond its limits, they can migrate to a MS SQL server that's also available on-premises. I rate it ten out of ten.

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Arthur Muruga

System Administrator at Access Techy Limited

We use the solution for the ERP The solution is fast. We are able to integrate easily with the Active Directory. I would like to have more integration. I have been using the solution for one year. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is complex and requires a…

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SatyaprakashSingh

Senior System Administrator at skp group

We are monitoring the data and records in LocalDB The most valuable feature of LocalDBis the connection between the application and DB. The internal connection features of LocalDB could improve. I have been using LocalDB for one or two years. LocalDB is stable. The scalability of LocalDB is…

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LocalDB mindshare

As of February 2025, the mindshare of LocalDB in the Relational Databases Tools category stands at 2.8%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"LocalDB is an excellent solution for learners, beginners, and projects of negligible size; it is very good."
"The solution is fast."
"The most valuable feature of LocalDBis the connection between the application and DB."

Room for Improvement

"It is only for a small amount of data. Local DB is made for the purpose of small-volume optics."
"The initial setup is complex and requires a skilled person."
"The internal connection features of LocalDB could improve."