Azure Table or SQL Azure for storing app data

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I am developing a Web App that will be hosted in Azure with ASP.NET for the web site and Silverlight within the site for a better user experience. I had a query regarding whether I should use Azure Tables or SQL Azure for storing my application data?
Jul 8, 2019 in Azure by sabby
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Azure tables are cheaper, simpler and scale better than SQL Azure. SQL Azure is a managed SQL environment, multi-tenant in nature, so you should analyze if your performance requirements are fit for SQL Azure. 

You can consider the following points to decide: 

  • Do you need to do complex joins and use secondary indexes? If yes, SQL Azure is the best option.
  • Do you need stored procedures? If yes, SQL Azure.
  • Do you need auto-scaling capabilities? Azure tables is the best option.
  • Rows within an Azure table cannot exceed 4MB in size. If you need to store large data within a row, it is better to store it in blob storage and reference the blob's URI in the table row.
  • Do you need to store massive amounts of semi-structured data? If yes, Azure tables are advantageous.
answered Jul 9, 2019 by Perry
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