Is Microsoft Access still good?
It is well suited, proven and highly relevant even in 2021. We have several reasons to say that Microsoft Access is still a truly relevant Database system even in 2021, in fact many more years to come.
Is Microsoft discontinuing Access?
Access is included in all current plans of Office 365 that contain Office applications. The official support for the current perpetual/retail version (or whatever it is called in the moment) Access 2019 ends 10/14/2025.
What is the difference between Access 2010 and 2013?
Office 2013 comes with enhanced user experience and intuitive interaction with the users compared to Office 2010. Excel 2013 supports multiple monitors while it wasn’t available in Office 2010. Word 2013 has an enhanced reading mode which enables the user to interact with the document better compared to Word 2010.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of MS Access?
Advantages
- Widely Popular. MS Access is the most popular desktop Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) in the world.
- Easy to Install and Use. It takes only a few minutes to install MS Access.
- Easy to Integrate.
- Large Amounts of Data.
- Compatibility with SQL.
- Cost-Effective.
- Easy to Share Data.
- Automate Actions.
What is the latest version of Access?
Versions
| Version | Version number | Supported OS |
|---|---|---|
| Access 2013 | 15.0 | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Access 2016 | 16.0 | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 |
| Access 2019 | Windows 10 |
Why should I use Access instead of Excel?
In general, Access is better for managing data: helping you keep it organized, easy to search, and available to multiple simultaneous users. Excel is generally better for analyzing data: performing complex calculations, exploring possible outcomes, and producing high quality charts.