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Comparison of JPA/Database speed - the averages (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
DataNucleus5.76.04.8 1.4 2.82.82.63.8 
EclipseLink14.514.915.71.2  5.23.83.37.8 
Hibernate6.19.011.30.86  4.03.23.26.0 
OpenJPA6.98.89.2   4.53.23.97.0 
ObjectDB     100    54.6

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 server54.6
3. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded15.7
4. EclipseLink with H2 embedded14.9
5. EclipseLink with Derby embedded14.5
6. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded11.3
7. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded9.2
8. Hibernate with H2 embedded9.0
9. OpenJPA with H2 embedded8.8
10. EclipseLink with PostgreSQL server7.8
11. OpenJPA with PostgreSQL server7.0
12. OpenJPA with Derby embedded6.9
13. Hibernate with Derby embedded6.1
14. Hibernate with PostgreSQL server6.0
15. DataNucleus with H2 embedded6.0
16. DataNucleus with Derby embedded5.7
17. EclipseLink with Derby server5.2

The Least Efficient (the Slowest):

18. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded4.8
19. OpenJPA with Derby server4.5
20. Hibernate with Derby server4.0
21. OpenJPA with MySQL server3.9
22. EclipseLink with H2 server3.8
23. DataNucleus with PostgreSQL server3.8
24. EclipseLink with MySQL server3.3
25. Hibernate with MySQL server3.2
26. Hibernate with H2 server3.2
27. OpenJPA with H2 server3.2
28. DataNucleus with H2 server2.8
29. DataNucleus with Derby server2.8
30. DataNucleus with MySQL server2.6
31. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded1.4
32. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded1.2
33. Hibernate with SQLite embedded0.86

Total number of failed test runs (out of 29 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
DataNucleus322 13 3233 
EclipseLinkAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed23  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
HibernateAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed9  All PassedAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed 
OpenJPAAll PassedAll PassedAll Passed   All PassedAll PassedAll Passed5 
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.

The results above are averages of the following 29 concrete test results