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Speed comparison of JPA database removal 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
DataNucleus2.23.67.1 0.79 1.12.40.892.9 
EclipseLink3.825.125.90.0006  3.04.30.987.2 
Hibernate3.513.718.90.40  3.03.51.26.6 
OpenJPA3.010.411.6   1.92.80.965.4 
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 HSQLDB embedded25.9
4. EclipseLink with H2 embedded25.1
5. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded18.9
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded13.7
7. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded11.6
8. OpenJPA with H2 embedded10.4
9. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server7.2
10. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded7.1
11. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server6.6
12. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server5.4
13. EclipseLink with H2 server4.3
14. EclipseLink with Derby embedded3.8
15. DataNucleus with H2 embedded3.6
16. Hibernate with Derby embedded3.5
17. Hibernate with H2 server3.5

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. OpenJPA with Derby embedded3.0
19. EclipseLink with Derby server3.0
20. Hibernate with Derby server3.0
21. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server2.9
22. OpenJPA with H2 server2.8
23. DataNucleus with H2 server2.4
24. DataNucleus with Derby embedded2.2
25. OpenJPA with Derby server1.9
26. Hibernate with MySQL server1.2
27. DataNucleus with Derby server1.1
28. EclipseLink with MySQL server0.98
29. OpenJPA with MySQL server0.96
30. DataNucleus with MySQL server0.89
31. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded0.79
32. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.40
33. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0006

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
DataNucleus22All Passed 4 2121 
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.