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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
DataNucleus3,6312,0403,125 2,518      
EclipseLink3,6242,6703,1245,657       
Hibernate3,7162,0403,1246,078       
OpenJPA3,3362,0403,124        
ObjectDB     7,547     

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 embedded80.5
3. EclipseLink with SQLite embedded75.0
4. Hibernate with Derby embedded49.2
5. DataNucleus with Derby embedded48.1
6. EclipseLink with Derby embedded48.0
7. OpenJPA with Derby embedded44.2
8. DataNucleus with HSQLDB embedded41.4

The Least Efficient:

9. EclipseLink with HSQLDB embedded41.4
10. Hibernate with HSQLDB embedded41.4
11. OpenJPA with HSQLDB embedded41.4
12. EclipseLink with H2 embedded35.4
13. DataNucleus with DB4O embedded33.4
14. DataNucleus with H2 embedded27.0
15. Hibernate with H2 embedded27.0
16. OpenJPA with H2 embedded27.0