Best SQL Databases for Microsoft Azure

SingleStore (formerly MemSQL), is a distributed, highly-scalable SQL Database that can be run anywhere. With familiar relational models, we deliver the best performance for both transactional and analytical workloads. SingleStore is a scalable SQL database which continuously ingests data to perform operational analysis for your business' front lines. ACID transactions allow you to simultaneously process millions of events per second and analyze billions of rows in relational SQL, JSON geospatial, full-text search, and other formats. SingleStore provides the best data ingestion performance and supports batch loading and real-time data pipelines. SingleStore allows you to query live and historical data with ANSI SQL in a lightning fast manner. You can perform ad-hoc analysis using business intelligence tools, run machine-learning algorithms for real time scoring, and geoanalytic queries in a real time.

Your cloud data platform. Access to any data you need with unlimited scalability. All your data is available to you, with the near-infinite performance and concurrency required by your organization. You can seamlessly share and consume shared data across your organization to collaborate and solve your most difficult business problems. You can increase productivity and reduce time to value by collaborating with data professionals to quickly deliver integrated data solutions from any location in your organization. Our technology partners and system integrators can help you deploy Snowflake to your success, no matter if you are moving data into Snowflake.

Azure SQL Database is part of the Azure SQL family. It's an intelligent, scalable, and relational database service that's built for the cloud. It's always available and up-to-date, and it has AI-powered and automated features that maximize performance and durability. Serverless computing and Hyperscale storage options automatically scale resources as needed, so you can concentrate on building new apps without worrying about resource management or storage size. A fully managed SQL database eliminates the complexity of managing high availability, tuning and other database tasks. You can accelerate your application development with the only cloud that supports evergreen SQL Server capabilities. Never worry about upgrades or discontinuing support. You can build modern apps with serverless and provisioned compute options.

Easy deployment of applications to the cloud with your choice in languages and frameworks. High availability and elastic scaling are built-in features that help you achieve business continuity and respond dynamically to changes in customer demands. Azure IP Advantage provides unparalleled security and compliance. The global network of Microsoft's data centers also offers industry-leading reach. No hidden costs. Choose the right resources to meet your workloads. Combining MariaDB Community Edition with the benefits of an entirely managed service provider will free developers from complex database management and infrastructure so they can concentrate on building exceptional applications. Azure Database for MariaDB integrates tightly with Azure web applications and works with popular open source frameworks and languages. Use it with popular content-management apps, such as WordPress or Drupal, to get a fully integrated solution that supports your application development needs.

X100 Operational analytics with ultra-reliable SQL standard transactional database. Actian Ingres is a highly reliable enterprise transactional database. Today Actian Ingres is a hybrid transactional/analytical processing database with record-breaking performance. Ingres' ultra-reliable enterprise-transactional database and Vector's X100 analytical engine support both row-based storage formats and columnar ones. This combination allows organizations the ability to perform both transaction processing and operational analysis easily and efficiently in a single database. The most trusted, time-tested, transactional database, with low total cost ownership, 24/7 support globally, and industry-leading satisfaction. It has a proven record with thousands of companies running billions of transaction over decades of deployments, upgrades, migrations, and support.