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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
DataNucleus1.42.03.7 1.6 1.11.91.11.1 
EclipseLink3.516.920.0failed  3.02.91.66.3 
Hibernate3.311.415.60.79  2.92.91.86.1 
OpenJPA3.38.310.1   2.62.61.54.9 
ObjectDB     100    53.5

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. ObjectDB server53.5
3. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded20.0
4. EclipseLink with H2 embedded16.9
5. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded15.6
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded11.4
7. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded10.1
8. OpenJPA with H2 embedded8.3
9. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server6.3
10. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server6.1
11. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server4.9
12. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded3.7
13. EclipseLink with Derby embedded3.5
14. OpenJPA with Derby embedded3.3
15. Hibernate with Derby embedded3.3
16. EclipseLink with Derby server3.0
17. Hibernate with H2 server2.9

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. Hibernate with Derby server2.9
19. EclipseLink with H2 server2.9
20. OpenJPA with H2 server2.6
21. OpenJPA with Derby server2.6
22. DataNucleus with H2 embedded2.0
23. DataNucleus with H2 server1.9
24. Hibernate with MySQL server1.8
25. EclipseLink with MySQL server1.6
26. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded1.6
27. OpenJPA with MySQL server1.5
28. DataNucleus with Derby embedded1.4
29. DataNucleus with MySQL server1.1
30. DataNucleus with Derby server1.1
31. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server1.1
32. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.79
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
DataNucleus11All Passed 2 1All Passed11 
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.