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Comparison of Hibernate with PostgreSQL server 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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test8.9failed10.6failed9.8failed
Element Collection Test8.2failed7.3failed7.8failed
Inheritance Test5.5failed11.7failed8.6failed
Indexing Test9.9failed13.0failed11.5failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test5.9failed5.2failed5.6failed
Multithreading Test10.7failed0.0000failed5.3failed
All Tests8.2failed8.0failed8.1failed

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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test1.9failed8.2failed5.0failed
Element Collection Test0.38failed0.36failed0.37failed
Inheritance Test2.2failed7.0failed4.6failed
Indexing Test1.7failed7.9failed4.8failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test0.22failed0.42failed0.32failed
Multithreading Test4.0failed8.0failed6.0failed
All Tests1.7failed5.3failed3.5failed

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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test0.57failed2.6failed1.6failed
Element Collection Test0.85failed0.32failed0.58failed
Inheritance Test0.77failed3.3failed2.0failed
Indexing Test0.65failed2.7failed1.7failed
Multithreading Test4.0failed5.3failed4.7failed
All Tests1.4failed2.8failed2.1failed

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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test1.8failed2.5failed2.1failed
Element Collection Test1.5failed0.64failed1.1failed
Inheritance Test1.9failed3.2failed2.5failed
Indexing Test5.7failed3.4failed4.6failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test0.70failed0.51failed0.60failed
Multithreading Test4.0failed2.3failed3.2failed
All Tests2.6failed2.1failed2.4failed

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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test15.8failed14.7failed15.2failed
Element Collection Test6.6failed0.74failed3.6failed
Inheritance Test17.5failed13.8failed15.7failed
Indexing Test20.3failed10.3failed15.3failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test6.5failed7.9failed7.2failed
Multithreading Test23.0failed0.0000failed11.5failed
All Tests14.9failed7.9failed11.4failed

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
 Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
PostgreSQL server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
Basic Person Test5.8failed7.7failed6.8failed
Element Collection Test3.5failed1.9failed2.7failed
Inheritance Test5.6failed7.8failed6.7failed
Indexing Test7.7failed7.5failed7.6failed
Graph (Binary Tree) Test3.3failed3.5failed3.4failed
Multithreading Test9.1failed3.1failed6.1failed
All Tests5.9failed5.3failed5.6failed

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons