Nurturing innovation in apps with Yaacomm

Yaacomm migrated from PostgreSQL to SurrealDB to eliminate rigid schemas and reduce query complexity. The team now delivers faster iteration and flexible app experiences across diverse industries.

IndustryMobile software development

MigrationPostgreSQL to SurrealDB

01 |KEY CHALLENGES

What they needed to solve

The technical and operational hurdles the team faced before adopting SurrealDB.

Rigid database schema

Fixed schemas slowed iteration and made diverse customer requirements harder to support.

Complex relational queries

Performance spikes and difficult-to-maintain queries emerged with PostgreSQL.

Schema migration complexity

Schema changes created bottlenecks in development and deployment.

Limited flexibility for innovation

The architecture struggled to adapt across healthcare, aviation, and industry sectors.

02 |SOLUTIONS

How SurrealDB helped

The architecture decisions and SurrealDB capabilities that addressed each challenge.

Schemaless flexibility

Migrated to schemaless tables to iterate faster without rigid constraints.

Graph-based relations

Used edge tables to model relationships and optimise queries.

Built-in access control

Viewer and editor roles in Studio protected data integrity.

Seamless migration

Successfully moved from Firebase and PostgreSQL while preserving data structure.

03 |RESULTS

The impact

Measurable outcomes delivered after moving to SurrealDB.

Faster iteration

Schemaless modelling removed bottlenecks and accelerated development.

Simplified queries

Query performance improved while reducing relational overhead.

Enhanced audience targeting

Relations are easy to track and analyse for precise targeting.

Full-text search ready

Prepared to integrate full-text search across content-rich apps.

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