Hibernate vs Java Persistence API

Overview

Hibernate

Stacks1.8K

Followers1.2K

Votes34

GitHub Stars0

Forks0

Java Persistence API

Stacks125

Followers96

Votes0

Hibernate vs Java Persistence API: What are the differences?

Developers describe Hibernate as "Idiomatic persistence for Java and relational databases". Hibernate is a suite of open source projects around domain models. The flagship project is Hibernate ORM, the Object Relational Mapper. On the other hand, Java Persistence API is detailed as "*A Java application programming interface specification *". It is a Java application programming interface specification that describes the management of relational data in applications using Java Platform, Standard Edition and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.It provides a POJO persistence model for object-relational mapping.

Hibernate can be classified as a tool in the "Object Relational Mapper (ORM)" category, while Java Persistence API is grouped under "Mapping APIs".

Bodybuilding.com, StyleShare Inc., and Zola are some of the popular companies that use Hibernate, whereas Java Persistence API is used by StyleShare Inc., Kwery, and engel80. Hibernate has a broader approval, being mentioned in 87 company stacks & 74 developers stacks; compared to Java Persistence API, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Hibernate	Java Persistence API
Hibernate is a suite of open source projects around domain models. The flagship project is Hibernate ORM, the Object Relational Mapper.	It is a Java application programming interface specification that describes the management of relational data in applications using Java Platform, Standard Edition and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.It provides a POJO persistence model for object-relational mapping.
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GitHub Stars 0	GitHub Stars -
GitHub Forks 0	GitHub Forks -
Stacks 1.8K	Stacks 125
Followers 1.2K	Followers 96
Votes 34	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 22 Easy ORM 8 Easy transaction definition 3 Is integrated with spring jpa 1 Open Source Cons 3 Can't control proxy associations when entity graph used	No community feedback yet
Integrations
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