It comes bundled with the ubiquitous Microsoft Office suite, and might not be as popular as its productivity cousins (Office, Powerpoint, Excel etc.) but is almost universally known amongst the technical IT community. According to research firm Enlyft over 83,000 organizations still use Access at an 11% market share.

Is Access still relevant in 2020?

Is Microsoft Access dead? No, Microsoft have no plans to end Microsoft Access. They are committed to its development. See this video from Access Program Manager Ebo Quansah where he confirms that Microsoft will continue to develop Access and included it in future releases of Office.

Is Access database outdated?

In operation for over 25 years across multiple versions, Microsoft Access was eventually retired in 2018. Despite no longer being supported, many organisations continue to use outdated and unprotected versions to manage databases.