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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
DataNucleus3.74.43.0 0.97 0.921.71.20.87 
EclipseLink6.68.26.6failed  4.22.32.04.5 
Hibernate3.35.75.10.65  2.51.81.82.9 
OpenJPA4.44.63.6   3.62.11.94.5 
ObjectDB     100    48.6

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 server48.6
3. EclipseLink with H2 embedded8.2
4. EclipseLink with Derby embedded6.6
5. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded6.6
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded5.7
7. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded5.1
8. OpenJPA with H2 embedded4.6
9. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server4.5
10. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server4.5
11. DataNucleus with H2 embedded4.4
12. OpenJPA with Derby embedded4.4
13. EclipseLink with Derby server4.2
14. DataNucleus with Derby embedded3.7
15. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded3.6
16. OpenJPA with Derby server3.6
17. Hibernate with Derby embedded3.3

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded3.0
19. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server2.9
20. Hibernate with Derby server2.5
21. EclipseLink with H2 server2.3
22. OpenJPA with H2 server2.1
23. EclipseLink with MySQL server2.0
24. OpenJPA with MySQL server1.9
25. Hibernate with H2 server1.8
26. Hibernate with MySQL server1.8
27. DataNucleus with H2 server1.7
28. DataNucleus with MySQL server1.2
29. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded0.97
30. DataNucleus with Derby server0.92
31. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server0.87
32. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.65
33. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0000

Total number of failed test runs (out of 6 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
DataNucleus111 2 1111 
EclipseLinkAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed6  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
HibernateAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed2  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.