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It's not necessarily a good choice for cloud, where the DBA-level responsibilities are handled for you, and the per-hour premium doesn't buy you much. SQL Azure
by briHass 3y ago
It's not necessarily a good choice for cloud, where the DBA-level responsibilities are handled for you, and the per-hour premium doesn't buy you much. SQL Azure is really only a fit for applications/expertise already tied to SQL Server, not something that would be a first choice for greenfield work.
However, assuming a non-cloud environment (on-prem), SQL Server Standard on a powerful server can go a very long way for about $7-10K in one-time licensing cost. This also buys you product support, which doesn't exist for free for PG.