# Microsoft SQL Server alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft SQL Server holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/microsoft-sql-server/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Delphix: 27
- DATPROF: 18
- Tonic.ai: 17
- Greenmask: 13
- IRI FieldShield: 13
- Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting: 8

## Data masking and test data management

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft SQL Server (Microsoft SQL Server is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- Greenmask: first choice in 10 of those 75
- DATPROF: first choice in 9 of those 75
- IRI FieldShield: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Tonic.ai: first choice in 7 of those 75
- PostgreSQL Anonymizer: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Neosync: first choice in 3 of those 75
- CloudTDMS: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Delphix: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft SQL Server (Microsoft SQL Server is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- DATPROF: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Delphix: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Tonic.ai: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Microsoft Presidio: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting: first choice in 5 of those 79
- IRI FieldShield: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Greenmask: first choice in 3 of those 79
- ARX Data Anonymization Tool: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft SQL Server.

- Delphix: first choice in 16 of those 83
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 83
- K2View Test Data Management: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Perforce Delphix: first choice in 7 of those 83
- IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy: first choice in 4 of those 83
- DataMasque: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Tonic.ai: first choice in 3 of those 83

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