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Comparison of OpenJPA with HSQLDB server vs DataNucleus with H2 embedded

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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed15.2failed8.0failed11.6
Element Collection Testfailed9.8failed5.2failed7.5
Inheritance Testfailed6.2failed12.0failed9.1
Indexing Testfailed16.0failed14.5failed15.3
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed5.2failed4.6failed4.9
Multithreading Testfailed8.0failed0.0000failed4.0
All Testsfailed10.1failed7.4failed8.7

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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed3.9failed8.3failed6.1
Element Collection Testfailed2.9failed5.8failed4.4
Inheritance Testfailed4.1failed12.4failed8.2
Indexing Testfailed3.7failed8.5failed6.1
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed3.6failed6.7failed5.2
Multithreading Testfailed5.6failed10.1failed7.9
All Testsfailed4.0failed8.6failed6.3

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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed0.63failed3.6failed2.1
Element Collection Testfailed1.7failed3.2failed2.4
Inheritance Testfailed0.53failed3.8failed2.2
Indexing Testfailed0.63failed2.0failed1.3
Multithreading Testfailedfailedfailedfailedfailedfailed
All Testsfailed0.88failed3.2failed2.0

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

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed7.0failed5.9failed6.4
Element Collection Testfailed21.8failed6.2failed14.0
Inheritance Testfailed12.2failed6.2failed9.2
Indexing Testfailed32.7failed6.9failed19.8
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed7.0failed3.2failed5.1
Multithreading Testfailedfailedfailedfailedfailedfailed
All Testsfailed16.1failed5.7failed10.9

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

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed1.8failed0.81failed1.3
Element Collection Testfailed2.7failed0.25failed1.5
Inheritance Testfailed2.1failed0.59failed1.3
Indexing Testfailed3.4failed0.57failed2.0
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed13.5failed26.4failed20.0
Multithreading Testfailedfailedfailed78.6failed78.6
All Testsfailed4.7failed17.9failed11.9

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

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

Transaction/Retrieval SizeFew EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
DataNucleus
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed5.7failed5.3failed5.5
Element Collection Testfailed7.8failed4.1failed5.9
Inheritance Testfailed5.0failed7.0failed6.0
Indexing Testfailed11.3failed6.5failed8.9
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed7.4failed10.2failed8.8
Multithreading Testfailed6.8failed29.6failed20.5
All Testsfailed7.4failed9.1failed8.2

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons