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Comparison of EclipseLink with Derby embedded vs DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test11.5failed9.1failed10.3failed
Element Collection Test7.3failed5.5failed6.4failed
Inheritance Test6.6failed7.5failed7.0failed
Indexing Test10.9failed12.7failed11.8failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test3.6failed2.9failed3.3failed
Multithreading Test10.4failed0.0000failed5.2failed
All Tests8.4failed6.3failed7.3failed

DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test12.3failed29.3failed20.8failed
Element Collection Test7.5failed11.7failed9.6failed
Inheritance Test6.2failed29.0failed17.6failed
Indexing Test5.4failed31.9failed18.7failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test0.93failed3.3failed2.1failed
Multithreading Test15.2failed32.4failed23.8failed
All Tests7.9failed22.9failed15.4failed

DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test1.4failed5.9failed3.6failed
Element Collection Test2.9failed6.0failed4.5failed
Inheritance Test0.97failed7.1failed4.0failed
Indexing Test13.8failed18.5failed16.1failed
Multithreading Test4.6failed10.4failed7.5failed
All Tests4.7failed9.6failed7.2failed

DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test3.3failed6.2failed4.8failed
Element Collection Test10.0failed5.5failed7.7failed
Inheritance Test3.9failed7.6failed5.8failed
Indexing Test10.3failed8.3failed9.3failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test1.7failed1.7failed1.7failed
Multithreading Test5.2failed5.5failed5.3failed
All Tests5.8failed5.8failed5.8failed

DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test12.9failed12.2failed12.5failed
Element Collection Test12.6failed1.1failed6.8failed
Inheritance Test14.1failed7.6failed10.9failed
Indexing Test20.6failed4.4failed12.5failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test5.0failed7.4failed6.2failed
Multithreading Test4.8failed0.0000failed2.4failed
All Tests11.6failed5.5failed8.6failed

DataNucleus 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
 EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
Derby embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test8.3failed12.5failed10.4failed
Element Collection Test8.1failed6.0failed7.0failed
Inheritance Test6.4failed11.7failed9.0failed
Indexing Test12.2failed15.2failed13.7failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test2.8failed3.8failed3.3failed
Multithreading Test8.0failed9.7failed8.8failed
All Tests7.8failed10.0failed8.9failed

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons