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Comparison of EclipseLink with H2 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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test15.4failed12.9failed14.2failed
Element Collection Test14.1failed8.4failed11.3failed
Inheritance Test8.4failed9.7failed9.1failed
Indexing Test15.5failed14.2failed14.9failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test8.5failed7.1failed7.8failed
Multithreading Test12.3failed0.0000failed6.1failed
All Tests12.4failed8.7failed10.5failed

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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test18.6failed30.2failed24.4failed
Element Collection Test16.3failed21.5failed18.9failed
Inheritance Test19.7failed27.1failed23.4failed
Indexing Test17.9failed29.1failed23.5failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test5.9failed18.3failed12.1failed
Multithreading Test26.9failed39.9failed33.4failed
All Tests17.6failed27.7failed22.6failed

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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test3.5failed12.2failed7.8failed
Element Collection Test7.6failed10.1failed8.9failed
Inheritance Test2.2failed12.3failed7.3failed
Indexing Test11.5failed21.6failed16.6failed
Multithreading Test3.2failed12.0failed7.6failed
All Tests5.6failed13.6failed9.6failed

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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test21.0failed9.3failed15.1failed
Element Collection Test26.7failed12.3failed19.5failed
Inheritance Test15.6failed14.0failed14.8failed
Indexing Test53.2failed12.4failed32.8failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test11.4failed6.1failed8.7failed
Multithreading Test14.9failed6.6failed10.7failed
All Tests23.8failed10.1failed17.0failed

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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test43.5failed29.0failed36.2failed
Element Collection Test31.5failed3.9failed17.7failed
Inheritance Test49.9failed20.7failed35.3failed
Indexing Test83.8failed15.9failed49.9failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test35.3failed39.8failed37.6failed
Multithreading Test28.0failed0.0000failed14.0failed
All Tests45.3failed18.2failed31.8failed

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
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
EclipseLink
H2 embedded
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test20.4failed18.7failed19.6failed
Element Collection Test19.2failed11.2failed15.2failed
Inheritance Test19.2failed16.8failed18.0failed
Indexing Test36.4failed18.7failed27.5failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test15.3failed17.8failed16.5failed
Multithreading Test17.0failed11.7failed14.4failed
All Tests21.5failed15.7failed18.6failed

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons