Hibernate: Criteria API vs. QueryDsl

Question

I have some experience with Criteria API but I have never used QueryDsl before. What I want to ask is what are the advantages/disadvantages of using QueryDsl instead of Criteria API? Especially I want to learn which one is more suitable for huge databases(I mean complex queries).

Answer 1

Querydsl is

• more compact
• more typesafe (at least compared to Hibernate Criteria)
• closer to JPQL syntax
• also available for other backends

This answer is biased since I am a Querydsl contributor.