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Speed comparison of JPA database update operations per second (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
DataNucleus4,9424,2742,960 1,157 6841,126488707 
EclipseLink6,82611,5639,076failed  1,7552,5921,56631.3 
Hibernate3,4395,7716,106failed  1,7011,2531,28428.2 
OpenJPA2,4344,1414,038   2,0462,0631,8945,041 
ObjectDB     109,883    58,961

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 server53.7
3. EclipseLink with H2 embedded10.5
4. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded8.3
5. EclipseLink with Derby embedded6.2
6. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded5.6
7. Hibernate with H2 embedded5.3
8. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server4.6
9. DataNucleus with Derby embedded4.5
10. DataNucleus with H2 embedded3.9
11. OpenJPA with H2 embedded3.8
12. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded3.7
13. Hibernate with Derby embedded3.1
14. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded2.7
15. EclipseLink with H2 server2.4
16. OpenJPA with Derby embedded2.2
17. OpenJPA with H2 server1.9

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. OpenJPA with Derby server1.9
19. OpenJPA with MySQL server1.7
20. EclipseLink with Derby server1.6
21. Hibernate with Derby server1.5
22. EclipseLink with MySQL server1.4
23. Hibernate with MySQL server1.2
24. Hibernate with H2 server1.1
25. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded1.1
26. DataNucleus with H2 server1.0
27. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server0.64
28. DataNucleus with Derby server0.62
29. DataNucleus with MySQL server0.44
30. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server0.028
31. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server0.026
32. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0000
33. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.0000

Problems (Exceptions) in these tests

  • EclipseLink with SQLite embedded
    Local Exception Stack: 
    Exception [EclipseLink-3002] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.1.1.v20100817-r8050): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.ConversionException
    Exception Description: The object [1,893,600,000], of class [class java.lang.Integer], from mapping [org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.DirectToFieldMapping[lastLoginDate-->COLLECTIONPERSON.LASTLOGINDATE]] with descriptor [RelationalDescriptor(org.jpab.col.CollectionPerson --> [DatabaseTable(COLLECTIONPERSON)])], could not be converted to [class java.util.Date].
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.ConversionException.couldNotBeConverted(ConversionException.java:71)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.ConversionManager.convertObjectToUtilDate(ConversionManager.java:761)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.ConversionManager.convertObject(ConversionManager.java:101)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.databaseaccess.DatasourcePlatform.convertObject(DatasourcePlatform.java:157)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.converters.TypeConversionConverter.convertDataValueToObjectValue(TypeConversionConverter.java:119)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation.AbstractDirectMapping.getAttributeValue(AbstractDirectMapping.java:675)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation.AbstractDirectMapping.valueFromRow(AbstractDirectMapping.java:1263)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation.AbstractDirectMapping.buildCloneFromRow(AbstractDirectMapping.java:1234)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.buildAttributesIntoWorkingCopyClone(ObjectBuilder.java:1338)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.buildWorkingCopyCloneFromRow(ObjectBuilder.java:1466)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.buildObjectInUnitOfWork(ObjectBuilder.java:558)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.buildObject(ObjectBuilder.java:502)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.buildObject(ObjectBuilder.java:454)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ObjectLevelReadQuery.buildObject(ObjectLevelReadQuery.java:721)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ReadAllQuery.registerResultInUnitOfWork(ReadAllQuery.java:723)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ReadAllQuery.executeObjectLevelReadQuery(ReadAllQuery.java:420)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ObjectLevelReadQuery.executeDatabaseQuery(ObjectLevelReadQuery.java:1074)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.DatabaseQuery.execute(DatabaseQuery.java:736)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ObjectLevelReadQuery.execute(ObjectLevelReadQuery.java:1034)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ReadAllQuery.execute(ReadAllQuery.java:380)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ObjectLevelReadQuery.executeInUnitOfWork(ObjectLevelReadQuery.java:1112)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.UnitOfWorkImpl.internalExecuteQuery(UnitOfWorkImpl.java:2909)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession.executeQuery(AbstractSession.java:1291)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession.executeQuery(AbstractSession.java:1273)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession.executeQuery(AbstractSession.java:1247)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.executeReadQuery(EJBQueryImpl.java:479)
    	at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.getResultList(EJBQueryImpl.java:714)
    	at org.jpab.Test.retireveEntities(Test.java:382)
    	at org.jpab.Test.doAction(Test.java:251)
    	at org.jpab.Runner$UpdateAction.run0(Runner.java:574)
    	at org.jpab.Runner$TestAction.run(Runner.java:517)
    	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
    
  • Hibernate with SQLite embedded
    javax.persistence.RollbackException: Error while committing the transaction
    	at org.hibernate.ejb.TransactionImpl.commit(TransactionImpl.java:93)
    	at org.jpab.Test.persist(Test.java:217)
    	at org.jpab.Test.persist(Test.java:200)
    	at org.jpab.Runner$PersistAction.run0(Runner.java:538)
    	at org.jpab.Runner$TestAction.run(Runner.java:517)
    	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
    Caused by: javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: could not insert: [org.jpab.col.CollectionPerson]
    	at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.convert(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:1214)
    	at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.convert(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:1147)
    	at org.hibernate.ejb.TransactionImpl.commit(TransactionImpl.java:81)
    	... 5 more
    Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: could not insert: [org.jpab.col.CollectionPerson]
    	at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.handledNonSpecificException(SQLStateConverter.java:140)
    	at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.convert(SQLStateConverter.java:128)
    	at org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:66)
    	at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2436)
    	at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2856)
    	at org.hibernate.action.EntityInsertAction.execute(EntityInsertAction.java:79)
    	at org.hibernate.engine.ActionQueue.execute(ActionQueue.java:273)
    	at org.hibernate.engine.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:265)
    	at org.hibernate.engine.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:184)
    	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractFlushingEventListener.performExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:321)
    	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:51)
    	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:1216)
    	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.managedFlush(SessionImpl.java:383)
    	at org.hibernate.transaction.JDBCTransaction.commit(JDBCTransaction.java:133)
    	at org.hibernate.ejb.TransactionImpl.commit(TransactionImpl.java:76)
    	... 5 more
    Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: PRIMARY KEY must be unique
    	at org.sqlite.DB.throwex(DB.java:288)
    	at org.sqlite.DB.executeBatch(DB.java:236)
    	at org.sqlite.PrepStmt.executeBatch(PrepStmt.java:82)
    	at com.mchange.v2.c3p0.impl.NewProxyPreparedStatement.executeBatch(NewProxyPreparedStatement.java:1723)
    	at org.hibernate.jdbc.BatchingBatcher.doExecuteBatch(BatchingBatcher.java:70)
    	at org.hibernate.jdbc.BatchingBatcher.addToBatch(BatchingBatcher.java:56)
    	at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2416)
    	... 16 more