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- Spring Boot JPA vs Hibernate
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Spring Boot JPA vs Hibernate
Spring Boot JPA vs Hibernate
JPA
JPA is a specification which specifies how to access, manage and persist information/data between java objects and relational databases. It provides a standard approach for ORM, Object Relational Mapping.
Hibernate
Hibernate is an implementation of JPA. It provides a pghtweight framework and is one of the most popular ORM tool used.
JPA Vs Hibernate
Following table summerises the differences between JPA and Hibernate.
| Category | JPA | Hibernate |
|---|---|---|
| Type | JPA is a specification and defines the way to manage relational database data using java objects. | Hibernate is an implementation of JPA. It is an ORM tool to persist java objects into the relational databases. |
| Package | JPA uses javax.persistence package. | Hibernate uses org.hibernate package. |
| Factory | JPA uses EntityManagerFactory interface to get the entity manager to persist objects. | Hibernate uses SessionFactory interface to create session object which is then used to persist objects. |
| CRUD Operations | JPA uses EntityManager interface to create/read/delete operation and maintains the persistence context. | Hibernate uses Session interface to create/read/delete operation and maintains the persistence context. |
| Language | JPA uses JPQL (Java Persistence Query Language) as Object Oriented Query language for database operations. | Hibernate uses HQL (Hibernate Query Language) as Object Oriented Query language for database operations. |