MS Access Insights

What is MS Access?

MS Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface. It is commonly used by small businesses and individuals to create and manage databases for tracking inventory, contacts, orders, and other data. It offers features like report generation, query design, and form creation, making it a versatile tool for data organization and analysis.

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What other technologies are related to MS Access?

MS Access Competitor Technologies

Microsoft Excel

A spreadsheet program often used for similar data storage and analysis tasks as MS Access, particularly for smaller datasets. Can perform certain database functions.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 1% (49.8k) of relevant job posts

Oracle

A powerful relational database management system (RDBMS). While MS Access can connect to Oracle, Oracle is a more robust and scalable solution, serving as a competitor for larger database applications.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 1% (9.6k) of relevant job posts

PosgresSQL

A robust, open-source relational database management system. Similar to Oracle, it competes with MS Access for more demanding database applications.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 63% (137) of relevant job posts

Microsoft SQL Server

A powerful relational database management system from Microsoft. Can be used as a backend database for MS Access or as an alternative database platform.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 1% (8.1k) of relevant job posts

MS Excel Office

A spreadsheet program often used for similar data storage and analysis tasks as MS Access, particularly for smaller datasets. Can perform certain database functions.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 74% (105) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Power BI

A business intelligence and data visualization tool that can connect to various data sources, including MS Access, to create interactive dashboards and reports, but can replace the need for an Access database altogether in some cases.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 1% (9.3k) of relevant job posts

MS Power Pivot

An Excel add-in for data modeling and analysis; it overlaps with some of MS Access's capabilities for data analysis and reporting.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 61% (90) of relevant job posts

Crystal Reports

A reporting tool that can be used with various databases, serving as an alternative reporting solution to MS Access's built-in reporting capabilities.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 4% (1.2k) of relevant job posts

MS Access Complementary Technologies

SQL

A standard language for interacting with databases; MS Access can use SQL for querying and manipulating data, particularly when used with its Jet/ACE engine or linked to external databases.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 1% (24.5k) of relevant job posts

VBA

Visual Basic for Applications, the programming language used within MS Access to automate tasks and create custom functionality.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 3% (6.3k) of relevant job posts

MS Outlook

Can be integrated with MS Access for tasks such as sending emails based on database events or using Outlook data in Access applications.

mentioned alongside MS Access in 4% (3.7k) of relevant job posts