When your custom MS Access system has grown to become a monster with hundreds or even thousands of queries, forms, reports, automations, and the performance in several instances is being compromised by the memory limit offered with the stock back-end that comes with Access, it may be time for an upgrade. The most obvious choice is SQL Server, and certainly our preferred choice. Your system will start running like never before at a very low subscription cost compared to any generic software’s subscription renewal price.