SQL Server is fairly priced because it has various editions, depending on the number of users, servers, or core packs you are using. If you compare the product to others in this category, the prices are pretty similar. I think what is pricey is the subscriptions and add-ons this product offers. Of course, nobody forces you to get those, which is why they are additional, but without some of them, you may need to outsource services. Unlike SQL Server, some competitors offer those additional features as parts of the initial packages, so that is the only drawback I can tell, in regard to pricing.
I am using the Developer Edition of SQL Server and that is completely free, so I do not have any complaints about the price. This edition of the solution is per user, and you can download it from Microsoft's website for free. Naturally, it has its limitations, since the product also has a paid version. I have looked at the prices, and for me, they are a bit high, so for now I will stick with the limited free version. But if you are a company and not an individual developer, it would make sense to pay for all features of this product, depending on your needs and budget.
SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) by Microsoft. The product's main purposes are to store data and retrieve it as requested by other software applications - on the same computer or on another computer across a shared network. The solution is built on top of Structured Query Language (SQL), which is a standardized programming language used for relational database management.
The product is tied to Transact-SQL (T-SQL), which is an implementation of SQL from Microsoft...
SQL Server is fairly priced because it has various editions, depending on the number of users, servers, or core packs you are using. If you compare the product to others in this category, the prices are pretty similar. I think what is pricey is the subscriptions and add-ons this product offers. Of course, nobody forces you to get those, which is why they are additional, but without some of them, you may need to outsource services. Unlike SQL Server, some competitors offer those additional features as parts of the initial packages, so that is the only drawback I can tell, in regard to pricing.
I am using the Developer Edition of SQL Server and that is completely free, so I do not have any complaints about the price. This edition of the solution is per user, and you can download it from Microsoft's website for free. Naturally, it has its limitations, since the product also has a paid version. I have looked at the prices, and for me, they are a bit high, so for now I will stick with the limited free version. But if you are a company and not an individual developer, it would make sense to pay for all features of this product, depending on your needs and budget.