Too Long; Didn't Read
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/" target="_blank">SQL server</a> is considered the best database for <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/net" target="_blank">.NET</a> on <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/windows" target="_blank">Windows</a>. In my <em>personal</em> <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/opinion" target="_blank">opinion</a>, the analogy with <a href="http://www.mono-project.com/" target="_blank">Mono</a> is <a href="https://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank">MySql</a>.