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Comparison of database storage efficiency - entity objects per MB (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
DataNucleus4,0192,0403,125 2,661      
EclipseLink3,3232,7763,1245,998       
Hibernate3,4192,0403,1246,016       
OpenJPA3,4262,0403,124        
ObjectDB     6,349     

Disk space efficiency chart - The Y-Axis represents normalized score in logarithmic scale - higher is better:
JPA performance benchmark comparision Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA, DataNucleus, ObjectDB

Disk space efficiency 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:

1. ObjectDB embedded100
2. Hibernate with SQLite embedded94.8
3. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded94.5
4. DataNucleus with Derby embedded63.3
5. OpenJPA with Derby embedded54.0
6. Hibernate with Derby embedded53.9
7. EclipseLink with Derby embedded52.3
8. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded49.2

The Least Efficient:

9. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded49.2
10. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded49.2
11. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded49.2
12. EclipseLink with H2 embedded43.7
13. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded41.9
14. DataNucleus with H2 embedded32.1
15. Hibernate with H2 embedded32.1
16. OpenJPA with H2 embedded32.1