Microsoft Access

4.4 (200)
Write a Review!
Microsoft-powered DBMS

About Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access is a database management system that can create functional database apps for any business purpose. By integrating Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Access can create unique business apps, automate important business processes, and consolidate information for forms and reports. Using the Access' connector library, users can seamlessly integrate third-party business apps to generate aggregated visuals and insights for any report or app.


Key benefits of Microsoft Access

  • Create apps easier with built-in templates that can also be created using existing apps.

  • Create user-friendly forms to help automate business processes.

  • The DB can store valuable data in SQL Server as well as Azure SQL for better security, reliability, scalability, and manageability.

  • Utilizes standard SQL syntax for better compatibility and a more mission-critical back-end.

  • Easy to learn, especially for the existing Excel users, and provides different ways of accomplishing the same task.

  • Images

    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access search filter
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access forms
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access external data
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access portrait mode
    View 4 more
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access search filter
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access forms
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access external data
    Microsoft Access Software - Microsoft Access portrait mode

    Not sure about Microsoft Access? Compare with a popular alternative

    Microsoft Access

    4.4 (200)
    VS.
    Highly reviewed

    Starting Price

    No pricing found
    US$14.00
    month

    Pricing Options

    Free version
    Free trial
    Free version
    Free trial

    Features

    12
    205

    Integrations

    No integrations found
    70

    Ease of Use

    3.9 (200)
    4.2 (6,938)

    Value for Money

    4.3 (200)
    4.3 (6,938)

    Customer Service

    3.9 (200)
    4.1 (6,938)
    Green rating bars show the winning product based on the average rating and number of reviews.

    Alternatives

    Zoho CRM

    4.3
    #1 Alternative to Microsoft Access
    Zoho CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) solution that helps businesses of all sizes close...

    WPS Office

    4.5
    #2 Alternative to Microsoft Access
    WPS Office is a file sharing and productivity suite designed to help businesses of all sizes create, edit, and share...

    Microsoft SQL Server

    4.6
    #3 Alternative to Microsoft Access
    SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDMS) designed to help businesses of all sizes analyze structured...

    Jackrabbit Dance

    4.6
    #4 Alternative to Microsoft Access
    Online dance studio software used by over 12,000 studios & schools will transform the way you run your dance studio. ...

    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.4 /5
    (200)
    Value for Money
    4.3/5
    Features
    4.4/5
    Ease of Use
    3.9/5
    Customer Support
    3.9/5

    Already have Microsoft Access?

    Software buyers need your help! Product reviews help the rest of us make great decisions.

    Showing 5 reviews of 200
    Mohammed Ameen
    Mohammed Ameen
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Monthly for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Microsoft Access

    Reviewed on 2024/02/02

    My overall experience working with MS Access has been rather pleasant. We mostly use it to have...

    My overall experience working with MS Access has been rather pleasant. We mostly use it to have ease of use of reports with regards to our assets and equipment

    Pros

    As a user in my opinion and commonly cited by alot of users , I like Microsoft Access for its user-friendly interface, ease of creating databases, and its ability to manage and analyze data without requiring advanced programming skills. The integration with other Microsoft Office applications and the flexibility it provides in creating forms, reports, and queries are commonly cited as positive aspects by users.

    Cons

    While Microsoft Access has its strengths, there are some limitations and drawbacks to consider:
    Scalability,Security Concerns Limited SQL Support Integration Challenges Reliability

    Rodica
    Overall rating
    • Industry: E-Learning
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    A good asset for teachers and students

    Reviewed on 2024/08/06

    Pros

    An easy Database application, for students and teachers. I have used it in my class very efficient.

    Cons

    Some features are difficult to find in the beginning, but using it often it gets better and user friendlier.

    Marco
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Legal Services
    • Company size: Self Employed
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

    Good only for local and standalone applications

    Reviewed on 2023/11/26

    For personal use it is effective but trying to use it by sharing access to network resources...

    For personal use it is effective but trying to use it by sharing access to network resources presents a lot of problems (from security to performance, to the number of simultaneous accesses etc. etc.)

    Pros

    It is easy to have the program installed on your PC and create tables in which to insert data and forms with which to populate them

    Cons

    It's not ideal for a centralized solution to share tables for colleagues. It was born as a single-user application to be installed on your PC and any workaround to transform it into a centralized database is a forcing that inevitably leads to problems or compromises, especially in terms of security

    Mokwena Macdee
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    My favourite database. Very good for small teams.

    Reviewed on 2024/02/15

    Since 2001. I studied it in detail. I earned a living for more than 10 years programming databases...

    Since 2001. I studied it in detail. I earned a living for more than 10 years programming databases for small businesses. I think it is still good if used as a personal database only.

    Pros

    Very cheap to procure, program and deploy. Very good if used by a team of less than 4 people.

    Cons

    Not suitable to be deployed on the internet. All 3 of us use the Microsoft Access database from the same computer.

    Joshua
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Construction
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1-5 months
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Reviewed on 2024/10/02

    So far, I’ve had great experience with this

    So far, I’ve had great experience with this

    Pros

    If we have an issue with something, you guys look at and fix it right away

    Cons

    We’re still having issues uploading certain items we need

    Showing 5 reviews of 200 Read all reviews

    Microsoft Access FAQs

    Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft Access.

    Microsoft Access offers the following pricing plans:

    • Free Trial: Not Available

    Please contact Microsoft directly for pricing information.

    Microsoft Access has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    Microsoft Access supports the following languages:

    Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, French, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian

    Microsoft Access supports the following devices:

    We do not have any information about what integrations Microsoft Access has

    Microsoft Access offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

    Related categories

    See all software categories found for Microsoft Access.