Comparison of EclipseLink with Derby embedded vs OpenJPA with Derby 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 Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	5.5	3.1	3.7	2.7	4.6	2.9
Element Collection Test	3.0	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.4	1.8
Inheritance Test	5.3	3.0	3.5	2.3	4.4	2.6
Indexing Test	6.9	4.7	4.6	4.1	5.8	4.4
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	2.0	0.71	1.9	0.64	1.9	0.67
Multithreading Test	9.3	6.0	4.1	3.8	6.7	4.9
All Tests	5.3	3.3	3.2	2.5	4.3	2.9

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in persisting JPA entity objects to the database.

A large performance gap has been detected when using graphs of objects with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (0.64) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (1.9) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 3.0 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

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

Retrieval Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	16.4	0.78	58.7	11.6	37.5	6.2
Element Collection Test	7.5	0.0024	13.3	1.1	10.4	0.54
Inheritance Test	17.1	0.014	58.9	5.0	38.0	2.5
Indexing Test	14.2	0.62	67.4	13.0	40.8	6.8
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	2.8	0.065	5.7	0.39	4.2	0.23
Multithreading Test	28.0	1.6	48.7	19.0	38.4	10.3
All Tests	14.3	0.51	42.1	8.4	28.2	4.4

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is much more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in retrieving JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (4.4) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (28.2) reveals that in these tests, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 6.4 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (0.0024) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (7.5) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 3,125 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

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

Retrieval Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	53.4	29.2	13.8	5.5	33.6	17.3
Element Collection Test	37.9	2.2	4.4	1.4	21.2	1.8
Inheritance Test	37.4	2.2	15.0	1.0	26.2	1.6
Indexing Test	7.6	2.2	49.3	11.7	28.4	7.0
Multithreading Test	41.2	35.5	6.1	8.3	23.6	21.9
All Tests	35.5	14.3	17.7	5.6	26.6	9.9

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in executing the tested JPA queries. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (9.9) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (26.6) reveals that in these tests, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 2.7 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (2.2) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (37.9) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 17.2 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

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

Transaction Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	6.4	1.5	6.7	4.0	6.5	2.8
Element Collection Test	5.4	0.0081	6.2	1.9	5.8	0.94
Inheritance Test	6.5	0.043	9.2	3.8	7.8	1.9
Indexing Test	7.3	1.8	11.1	6.8	9.2	4.3
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	2.8	0.16	1.7	0.27	2.2	0.22
Multithreading Test	21.3	6.9	5.0	5.0	13.1	5.9
All Tests	8.3	1.7	6.6	3.6	7.5	2.7

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in updating JPA entity objects in the database. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (2.7) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (7.5) reveals that in these tests, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 2.8 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (0.0081) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (5.4) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 667 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

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

Transaction Size =>	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	4.6	1.4	4.7	3.7	4.6	2.5
Element Collection Test	2.5	0.0082	1.4	1.4	1.9	0.71
Inheritance Test	3.9	0.035	4.5	2.5	4.2	1.3
Indexing Test	6.2	2.3	3.8	3.5	5.0	2.9
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	1.1	0.13	1.0	0.35	1.1	0.24
Multithreading Test	6.2	3.6	5.8	4.0	6.0	3.8
All Tests	4.1	1.3	3.5	2.6	3.8	1.9

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in deleting JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (1.9) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (3.8) reveals that in these tests, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 2.0 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with small transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (0.0082) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (2.5) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 305 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

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

Transaction/Retrieval Size	Few Entities		Many Entities		Average Score
	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server	EclipseLink Derby embedded	OpenJPA Derby server
Basic Person Test	17.3	7.2	17.5	5.5	17.4	6.4
Element Collection Test	11.3	0.84	5.4	1.5	8.3	1.2
Inheritance Test	14.0	1.1	18.2	2.9	16.1	2.0
Indexing Test	8.4	2.3	27.2	7.8	17.8	5.1
Graph (Binary Tree) Test	2.2	0.27	2.6	0.41	2.4	0.34
Multithreading Test	21.2	10.7	13.9	8.0	17.6	9.4
All Tests	12.7	3.9	14.5	4.5	13.6	4.2

The results above show that in general EclipseLink with Derby embedded is much more efficient than OpenJPA with Derby server in performing JPA database operations. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (4.2) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (13.6) reveals that in these tests, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 3.2 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with small transaction/retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of OpenJPA with Derby database server (0.84) to the normalized speed of EclipseLink with Derby embedded database (11.3) reveals that in that case, EclipseLink with Derby embedded is 13.5 times faster than OpenJPA with Derby server.

JPA Performance Benchmark (JPAB)