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Comparison of DataNucleus with H2 embedded vs OpenJPA with HSQLDB server

Each of the following tables focuses on a specific database operation, where the last table presents average results comparison.

Speed comparison of JPA database persistence operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test15.2failed8.0failed11.6failed
Element Collection Test9.8failed5.2failed7.5failed
Inheritance Test6.2failed12.0failed9.1failed
Indexing Test16.0failed14.5failed15.3failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test5.2failed4.6failed4.9failed
Multithreading Test8.0failed0.0000failed4.0failed
All Tests10.1failed7.4failed8.7failed

OpenJPA with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

Speed comparison of JPA database retrieval operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test3.9failed8.3failed6.1failed
Element Collection Test2.9failed5.8failed4.4failed
Inheritance Test4.1failed12.4failed8.2failed
Indexing Test3.7failed8.5failed6.1failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test3.6failed6.7failed5.2failed
Multithreading Test5.6failed10.1failed7.9failed
All Tests4.0failed8.6failed6.3failed

OpenJPA with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

Speed comparison of JPA database query operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test0.63failed3.6failed2.1failed
Element Collection Test1.7failed3.2failed2.4failed
Inheritance Test0.53failed3.8failed2.2failed
Indexing Test0.63failed2.0failed1.3failed
Multithreading Testfailedfailedfailedfailedfailedfailed
All Tests0.88failed3.2failed2.0failed

DataNucleus with H2 embedded has failed in 2 tests (see exceptions). OpenJPA with HSQLDB server has failed in 10 tests (see exceptions).

Speed comparison of JPA database update operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test7.0failed5.9failed6.4failed
Element Collection Test21.8failed6.2failed14.0failed
Inheritance Test12.2failed6.2failed9.2failed
Indexing Test32.7failed6.9failed19.8failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test7.0failed3.2failed5.1failed
Multithreading Testfailedfailedfailedfailedfailedfailed
All Tests16.1failed5.7failed10.9failed

DataNucleus with H2 embedded has failed in 2 tests (see exceptions). OpenJPA with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

Speed comparison of JPA database removal operations (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test1.8failed0.81failed1.3failed
Element Collection Test2.7failed0.25failed1.5failed
Inheritance Test2.1failed0.59failed1.3failed
Indexing Test3.4failed0.57failed2.0failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test13.5failed26.4failed20.0failed
Multithreading Testfailedfailed78.6failed78.6failed
All Tests4.7failed17.9failed11.9failed

DataNucleus with H2 embedded has failed in 1 tests (see exceptions). OpenJPA with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

Comparison of JPA/Database speed - the averages (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction/Retrieval SizeFew EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test5.7failed5.3failed5.5failed
Element Collection Test7.8failed4.1failed5.9failed
Inheritance Test5.0failed7.0failed6.0failed
Indexing Test11.3failed6.5failed8.9failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test7.4failed10.2failed8.8failed
Multithreading Test6.8failed29.6failed20.5failed
All Tests7.4failed9.1failed8.2failed

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons