Why Microsoft Access is dying (and what is replacing it)

Why Microsoft Access is dying (and what is replacing it)

By Tony Phillips
Publication Date: 2026-02-02 16:30:00

Microsoft Access is still sitting in your Office app list like a dusty VHS player in a 4K world. Back in the 1990s, it was the Swiss Army knife of the office, bridging the gap between basic spreadsheets and complex code. Today, it isn’t officially dead, but its days are numbered. Here’s why, and what you can use instead.

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