We’ve seen MySQL vs MariaDB fight to the death over JSON. We’ve seen Microsoft SQL Server roll up in a spaceship and embarrass everyone. And then there’s PostgreSQL… just sitting there since 2012, sipping tea, with the most mature, powerful, and actually pleasant JSON implementation of them all.
Here’s what real JSON support looks like when a company has been doing it seriously since 2016 and keeps improving it every quarter.
After more than a decade of working with semi-structured data in relational databases, I’ve seen the full evolution of JSON support in MySQL and MariaDB. What started as a workaround has now become a robust, production-ready feature in both systems.
If you are bored with constant relationships in “traditional” relational DB. If you want to have the solution in one “document”. The MongoDB method may be the solution.
