Database Comparison Guide

What This Book Will Cover

You've decided to migrate away from Access. But which database should you move to? This book gives you the answer with a feature-by-feature comparison of the four most common migration targets.

No vendor marketing, no theoretical benchmarks — just practical comparisons based on what matters for Access migration: ease of setup, SQL dialect differences, licensing costs, Python driver support, ODBC compatibility, and how well each database handles the specific patterns Access developers use.

Includes decision frameworks for common scenarios, real-world performance benchmarks, total cost of ownership analysis, and specific recommendations based on your organization's size, budget, and technical capabilities.

Planned Contents

• Feature-by-feature comparison tables across all four databases
• SQL dialect differences that matter for Access migration
• Licensing and cost analysis (including hidden costs)
• Performance benchmarks for typical Access workloads
• Python driver and SQLAlchemy compatibility
• ODBC setup and Access linked-table behavior per database
• Hosting options: on-premises vs. cloud for each
• Decision matrix: which database for which situation
• Migration difficulty ranking per database