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Comparison of DataNucleus with HSQLDB server 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 EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed6.3failed6.8failed6.5
Element Collection Testfailed7.0failed5.4failed6.2
Inheritance Testfailed3.8failed6.0failed4.9
Indexing Testfailed6.8failed7.9failed7.3
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed2.3failed1.9failed2.1
Multithreading Testfailed6.5failed0.0000failed3.2
All Testsfailed5.4failed4.7failed5.1

DataNucleus with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

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

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed0.42failed5.8failed3.1
Element Collection Testfailed0.23failed6.5failed3.4
Inheritance Testfailed0.29failed4.3failed2.3
Indexing Testfailed0.39failed5.0failed2.7
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed0.072failed0.16failed0.11
Multithreading Testfailed0.71failed10.0failed5.3
All Testsfailed0.35failed5.3failed2.8

DataNucleus with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

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

Retrieval Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed0.37failed2.1failed1.2
Element Collection Testfailed0.23failed0.67failed0.45
Inheritance Testfailed0.095failed0.80failed0.45
Indexing Testfailed0.76failed3.0failed1.9
Multithreading Testfailed2.6failed4.2failed3.4
All Testsfailed0.81failed2.1failed1.5

DataNucleus with HSQLDB server has failed in 10 tests (see exceptions).

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed0.81failed2.8failed1.8
Element Collection Testfailed0.99failed3.6failed2.3
Inheritance Testfailed0.51failed3.3failed1.9
Indexing Testfailed2.4failed4.4failed3.4
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed0.32failed0.31failed0.32
Multithreading Testfailed1.4failed4.1failed2.7
All Testsfailed1.1failed3.1failed2.1

DataNucleus with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

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

Transaction Size =>Few EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed4.5failed9.1failed6.8
Element Collection Testfailed3.4failed1.9failed2.7
Inheritance Testfailed3.8failed4.8failed4.3
Indexing Testfailed10.1failed5.1failed7.6
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed3.0failed5.5failed4.3
Multithreading Testfailed5.1failed0.0000failed2.5
All Testsfailed5.0failed4.4failed4.7

DataNucleus with HSQLDB server has failed in 12 tests (see exceptions).

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

Transaction/Retrieval SizeFew EntitiesMany EntitiesAverage Score
 DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
DataNucleus
HSQLDB server
OpenJPA
Derby server
Basic Person Testfailed2.5failed5.3failed3.9
Element Collection Testfailed2.4failed3.6failed3.0
Inheritance Testfailed1.7failed3.8failed2.8
Indexing Testfailed4.1failed5.1failed4.6
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed1.4failed2.0failed1.7
Multithreading Testfailed3.3failed3.6failed3.5
All Testsfailed2.6failed4.0failed3.3

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons