Access → Azure SQL
Migrate Access to Azure SQL
the Microsoft-approved way
Move your Access backend to Azure SQL with SSMA-based migration. Keep Access forms as a frontend, or go full web — with Entra ID security and Power BI on top.
2GB wall. Corruption roulette. No audit trail.
IT wants it off the file server yesterday.
Azure SQL backend with backups, Entra ID logins, and Power BI dashboards — Access forms optional, not required.
Hybrid option: keep Access frontend + Azure backend — ask in the quote form.
Why enterprises pick Azure SQL
SSMA-optimized
SQL Server Migration Assistant path, tuned and validated — not a naive CSV import. Indexes, defaults, and constraints preserved.
Entra ID + RLS
Azure Active Directory logins and row-level security replace the shared-password chaos of .accdb files.
Power BI ready
Live dashboards over your migrated data from day one — the reporting Access never gave you.
Hybrid frontend
Keep Access forms linked to Azure during transition, then retire them on your schedule. No big-bang rewrite.
Choose Your Migration Path
From DIY tool to full-service migration
The DIY tool targets PostgreSQL. Azure SQL migrations run as audit + DFY service (SSMA path, hybrid frontend options).
- ✓Windows desktop app
- ✓One-time purchase, yours forever
- ✓Lifetime updates
- ✓3 device license
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
We handle complex migrations end-to-end. Fixed price, fixed timeline, rollback insurance.
- ✓End-to-end migration management
- ✓VBA / business-logic conversion
- ✓Testing and rollback insurance
- ✓Priority email/Slack support
- ✓Training for your team
Complex but not ready for DFY? Get the $495 Migration Audit — credited toward your migration.
Migration Audit — $495
Not sure if your database can move? A senior engineer dissects your file and hands you a complete migration blueprint. The full $495 is credited if you migrate with us.
- ✓Full schema analysis — every table, relationship, and constraint mapped
- ✓Forms/VBA complexity report — what ports cleanly, what needs a rewrite
- ✓Risk assessment — how much runway your current file really has
- ✓Fixed-price migration plan — exact cost and timeline, valid 90 days
- ✓60-minute findings call — walk through the report, ask anything
Payment only after a free scoping reply confirms your database fits the audit.
Get Your Fixed Quote
Tell us about your database. Fixed price and timeline by email within 24 hours — no call, no commitment.
Access to Azure SQL FAQ
Q: What is the Microsoft-recommended way to migrate Access to SQL Server?
A: The SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for Access: it converts schema, migrates data, and links Access as a frontend. Our DFY service runs the SSMA path plus fixes the rough edges (data-type mapping, query conversion, validation).
Q: Can we keep using Access as a frontend with Azure SQL?
A: Yes — this hybrid model is common in enterprises: data lives in Azure SQL, users keep familiar Access forms via ODBC during (or after) transition. State it in the quote form and we scope it.
Q: Azure SQL vs PostgreSQL for an ex-Access app?
A: Azure SQL wins if you are standardized on Microsoft (Entra ID, Power BI, compliance needs). PostgreSQL/Supabase wins on license cost and open-source flexibility — see the PostgreSQL path.
Q: What does the enterprise timeline look like?
A: Audit in 5 business days, then a fixed-price plan: simple backends ~1–2 weeks, full modernizations 3–6 weeks with testing, training, and rollback insurance.