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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
DataNucleus3.05.210.6 0.012 1.13.00.694.4 
EclipseLink4.133.331.80.0006  2.95.60.348.0 
Hibernate3.716.122.30.088  3.04.00.617.2 
OpenJPA2.712.413.2   1.33.00.395.8 
ObjectDB     100    26.5

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. EclipseLink with H2 embedded33.3
3. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded31.8
4. ObjectDB server26.5
5. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded22.3
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded16.1
7. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded13.2
8. OpenJPA with H2 embedded12.4
9. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded10.6
10. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server8.0
11. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server7.2
12. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server5.8
13. EclipseLink with H2 server5.6
14. DataNucleus with H2 embedded5.2
15. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server4.4
16. EclipseLink with Derby embedded4.1
17. Hibernate with H2 server4.0

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. Hibernate with Derby embedded3.7
19. DataNucleus with Derby embedded3.0
20. Hibernate with Derby server3.0
21. OpenJPA with H2 server3.0
22. DataNucleus with H2 server3.0
23. EclipseLink with Derby server2.9
24. OpenJPA with Derby embedded2.7
25. OpenJPA with Derby server1.3
26. DataNucleus with Derby server1.1
27. DataNucleus with MySQL server0.69
28. Hibernate with MySQL server0.61
29. OpenJPA with MySQL server0.39
30. EclipseLink with MySQL server0.34
31. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.088
32. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded0.012
33. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0006

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
DataNucleus11All Passed 2 111All Passed 
EclipseLinkAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed5  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
HibernateAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed1  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.