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Speed comparison of JPA database update operations (normalized score, higher is better)

 Derby
embedded		H2
embedded		HSQLDB
embedded		SQLite
embedded		DB4O
embedded		ObjectDB
embedded		Derby
server		H2
server		MySQL
server		PostgreSQL
server		ObjectDB
server
DataNucleus3.96.55.8 0.49 0.922.00.881.2 
EclipseLink7.512.010.80.0016  4.03.31.26.9 
Hibernate4.37.98.90.34  2.82.51.25.4 
OpenJPA4.85.45.5   2.72.21.25.4 
ObjectDB     100    40.0

Performance comparison chart - The Y-Axis represents normalized score in logarithmic scale - higher is better:
JPA performance benchmark comparision Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA, DataNucleus, ObjectDB

Performance comparison chart - The Y-Axis represents normalized score in linear scale - higher is better:
JPA performance benchmark comparision Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA, DataNucleus, ObjectDB

Best and Worst JPA/Database Performer in this comparison

The Most Efficient (the Fastest):

1. ObjectDB embedded100
2. ObjectDB server40.0
3. EclipseLink with H2 embedded12.0
4. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded10.8
5. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded8.9
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded7.9
7. EclipseLink with Derby embedded7.5
8. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server6.9
9. DataNucleus with H2 embedded6.5
10. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded5.8
11. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded5.5
12. OpenJPA with H2 embedded5.4
13. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server5.4
14. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server5.4
15. OpenJPA with Derby embedded4.8
16. Hibernate with Derby embedded4.3
17. EclipseLink with Derby server4.0

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. DataNucleus with Derby embedded3.9
19. EclipseLink with H2 server3.3
20. Hibernate with Derby server2.8
21. OpenJPA with Derby server2.7
22. Hibernate with H2 server2.5
23. OpenJPA with H2 server2.2
24. DataNucleus with H2 server2.0
25. Hibernate with MySQL server1.2
26. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server1.2
27. EclipseLink with MySQL server1.2
28. OpenJPA with MySQL server1.2
29. DataNucleus with Derby server0.92
30. DataNucleus with MySQL server0.88
31. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded0.49
32. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.34
33. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0016

Total number of failed test runs (out of 12 tests in total) in this page results

 Derby
embedded		H2
embedded		HSQLDB
embedded		SQLite
embedded		DB4O
embedded		ObjectDB
embedded		Derby
server		H2
server		MySQL
server		PostgreSQL
server		ObjectDB
server
DataNucleus222 4 2211 
EclipseLinkAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed11  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
HibernateAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed3  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
OpenJPAAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed   All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
ObjectDB     All Passed    All Passed

Notes: Failed test runs are not included in any average score calculation. Click on failure numbers to see exception stack traces.