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Comparison of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded vs ObjectDB 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
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test32.610013.110022.9100
Element Collection Test15.11008.210011.7100
Inheritance Test25.510013.610019.5100
Indexing Test29.610018.810024.2100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test13.888.415.610014.794.2
Multithreading Test37.410013.010025.2100
All Tests25.698.113.710019.799.0

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in persisting JPA entity objects to the database. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (19.7) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (99.0) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 5.0 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (8.2) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 12.2 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test24.810016.410020.6100
Element Collection Test11.310010.810011.0100
Inheritance Test21.710021.010021.3100
Indexing Test11.910021.510016.7100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test3.61004.71004.1100
Multithreading Test19.810021.510020.6100
All Tests15.510016.010015.7100

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in retrieving JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (15.7) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 6.4 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using graphs of objects with small retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (3.6) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 27.8 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test3.61000.881002.2100
Element Collection Test3.41001.71002.6100
Inheritance Test2.91001.01001.9100
Indexing Test9.910021.710015.8100
Multithreading Test1.11000.581000.82100
All Tests4.21005.21004.7100

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in executing the tested JPA queries. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (4.7) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 21.3 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using multithreading with large retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (0.58) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 172 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test14.21005.01009.6100
Element Collection Test10.11005.61007.8100
Inheritance Test13.41007.510010.5100
Indexing Test10.71006.11008.4100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test3.71002.51003.1100
Multithreading Test23.91003.810013.9100
All Tests12.71005.11008.9100

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in updating JPA entity objects in the database. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (8.9) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 11.2 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using graphs of objects with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (2.5) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 40.0 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test26.110017.510021.8100
Element Collection Test9.11005.21007.1100
Inheritance Test21.410017.710019.6100
Indexing Test33.010016.310024.7100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test5.41008.21006.8100
Multithreading Test38.510028.610033.5100
All Tests22.310015.610018.9100

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in deleting JPA entity objects from the database. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (18.9) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 5.3 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (5.2) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 19.2 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

Comparison of database storage efficiency (normalized score, higher is better)

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test41.410041.410041.4100
Element Collection Test46.910046.910046.9100
Inheritance Test41.410041.410041.4100
Indexing Test48.410049.210048.8100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test28.510021.410025.0100
Multithreading Test51.991.110.322.031.156.6
All Tests43.198.535.187.039.192.8

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in using disk space. Comparing the normalized score of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (39.1) to the normalized score of ObjectDB embedded database (92.8) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 2.4 times more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A large gap has been detected when using graphs of objects with large transaction size. Comparing the normalized score of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (21.4) to the normalized score of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 4.7 times more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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

Transaction/Retrieval SizeFew EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 Hibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embeddedHibernate
HSQLDB embedded
ObjectDB embedded
Basic Person Test20.210010.610015.4100
Element Collection Test9.81006.31008.0100
Inheritance Test17.010012.210014.6100
Indexing Test19.010016.910018.0100
Graph (Binary Tree) Test6.697.17.81007.298.5
Multithreading Test24.110013.510018.8100
All Tests16.599.611.310013.999.8

The results above show that in general ObjectDB embedded is much more efficient than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded in performing JPA database operations. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (13.9) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (99.8) reveals that in these tests, ObjectDB embedded is 7.2 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

A huge performance gap has been detected when using JPA element collections with large transaction/retrieval size. Comparing the normalized speed of Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded database (6.3) to the normalized speed of ObjectDB embedded database (100) reveals that in that case, ObjectDB embedded is 15.9 times faster than Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded.

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