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Speed comparison of JPA database removal operations (normalized score, 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
DataNucleus1.92.72.7 0.57 1.22.00.872.1 
EclipseLink4.225.026.6failed  3.54.20.945.4 
Hibernate4.214.219.60.48  3.23.11.24.6 
OpenJPA1.53.31.8   1.31.60.754.4 
ObjectDB     100    42.3

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 server42.3
3. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded26.6
4. EclipseLink with H2 embedded25.0
5. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded19.6
6. Hibernate with H2 embedded14.2
7. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server5.4
8. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server4.6
9. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server4.4
10. EclipseLink with H2 server4.2
11. Hibernate with Derby embedded4.2
12. EclipseLink with Derby embedded4.2
13. EclipseLink with Derby server3.5
14. OpenJPA with H2 embedded3.3
15. Hibernate with Derby server3.2
16. Hibernate with H2 server3.1
17. DataNucleus with H2 embedded2.7

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded2.7
19. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server2.1
20. DataNucleus with H2 server2.0
21. DataNucleus with Derby embedded1.9
22. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded1.8
23. OpenJPA with H2 server1.6
24. OpenJPA with Derby embedded1.5
25. OpenJPA with Derby server1.3
26. Hibernate with MySQL server1.2
27. DataNucleus with Derby server1.2
28. EclipseLink with MySQL server0.94
29. DataNucleus with MySQL server0.87
30. OpenJPA with MySQL server0.75
31. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded0.57
32. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.48
33. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded0.0000

Total number of failed test runs (out of 2 tests in total) in this page results

 Derby
embedded
H2
embedded
HSQLDB
embedded
SQLite
embedded
DB4O
embedded
ObjectDB
embedded
Derby
server
H2
server
MySQL
server
PostgreSQL
server
ObjectDB
server
DataNucleusAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed All Passed All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
EclipseLinkAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed2  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
HibernateAll PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
OpenJPAAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed   All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
ObjectDB     All Passed    All Passed

Notes: Failed test runs are not included in any average score calculation. Click on failure numbers to see exception stack traces.