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Comparison of OpenJPA with HSQLDB server vs Hibernate with H2 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed8.9failed9.3failed9.1
Element Collection Testfailed11.5failed7.6failed9.5
Inheritance Testfailed6.8failed9.4failed8.1
Indexing Testfailed12.5failed12.3failed12.4
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed7.7failed8.5failed8.1
Multithreading Testfailed9.8failed0.0000failed4.9
All Testsfailed9.5failed7.8failed8.7

OpenJPA 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed5.2failed12.7failed8.9
Element Collection Testfailed3.8failed3.9failed3.9
Inheritance Testfailed9.4failed18.4failed13.9
Indexing Testfailed9.1failed13.2failed11.1
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed1.5failed3.4failed2.5
Multithreading Testfailed10.7failed16.4failed13.6
All Testsfailed6.6failed11.3failed9.0

OpenJPA 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed3.0failed5.5failed4.2
Element Collection Testfailed4.4failed3.3failed3.9
Inheritance Testfailed1.7failed5.6failed3.7
Indexing Testfailed4.7failed6.4failed5.5
Multithreading Testfailed2.0failed5.9failed4.0
All Testsfailed3.2failed5.4failed4.3

OpenJPA 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed10.6failed10.1failed10.4
Element Collection Testfailed16.7failed5.9failed11.3
Inheritance Testfailed10.9failed14.6failed12.8
Indexing Testfailed24.0failed12.3failed18.2
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed5.8failed4.0failed4.9
Multithreading Testfailed7.0failed5.1failed6.1
All Testsfailed12.5failed8.7failed10.6

OpenJPA 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed31.2failed23.7failed27.5
Element Collection Testfailed22.7failed3.1failed12.9
Inheritance Testfailed41.4failed18.0failed29.7
Indexing Testfailed66.1failed14.2failed40.1
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed16.7failed22.4failed19.6
Multithreading Testfailed20.4failed0.0000failed10.2
All Testsfailed33.1failed13.6failed23.3

OpenJPA 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
 OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
OpenJPA
HSQLDB server
Hibernate
H2 embedded
Basic Person Testfailed11.8failed12.3failed12.0
Element Collection Testfailed11.8failed4.8failed8.3
Inheritance Testfailed14.1failed13.2failed13.6
Indexing Testfailed23.3failed11.7failed17.5
Graph (Binary Tree) Testfailed7.9failed9.6failed8.8
Multithreading Testfailed10.0failed5.5failed7.8
All Testsfailed13.3failed9.5failed11.4

Other Head to Head DBMS/JPA Comparisons