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    Azul Platform Prime

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAzul Systems headquartered in Sunnyvale is exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). They build fully supported, standards-compliant runtimes that help enable Java-based businesses. Their services include Azul Platform Prime (formerly Zing), a JVM with "better behavior" enabling sustained performance, fast warmup and predictable latency without GC pauses, jitter or application timeouts. Zing can be deployed in an on-prem data center or on the Cloud.N/A

    Microsoft Build of OpenJDK

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a no-cost distribution of OpenJDK that's open source and available for free for anyone to deploy anywhere. It includes Long-Term Support (LTS) binaries for Java 11 and Java 17 on x64 server and desktop environments on macOS, Linux, and Windows, AArch64/ARM64 on Linux and Windows, binaries for macOS on Apple Silicon (AArch64/M1), and musl libc compiled binaries for Alpine Linux on x64.

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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Azul Platform PrimeMicrosoft Build of OpenJDK
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Azul Platform PrimeMicrosoft Build of OpenJDK
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Azul Systems, Inc
    If you want some low cost JDK provider where you need the frequent updates as well, you can go ahead for Azul Zing instead of OpenJDK. But if budget is not a concern, I would recommend going for some well known company such as Oracle. Also if you are using Azul for production, make sure to use it for Dev ENV too so as to reproduce issues.
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    Microsoft
    I think of a few areas when looking at Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. The first is what is your cost to run for your intended product or project, if you are strapped and fall within the supported areas of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK then it's a no brainer, Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is for you! Lastly, I think of support in the respect to running into a wall and needing a fix. It can take a while for open source tools to produce fixes that the community warrants, so again if you aren't strapped for time and haven't run into a wall and could afford to wait for fixes or relevant patches then again Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is for you. Not everyone has this luxury, but these are a few areas to think about.
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    Pros
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • Improved real-time JVM
    • Cost effective
    • product support
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    Microsoft
    • Support for the Java libraries that are common use today
    • Support for various architecture environments - Mac, Windows, Linux, etc...
    • Provides a low cost or rather no cost alternative
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    Cons
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • Support
    • GC logging
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    Microsoft
    • Since it's open source, enterprise support is less than as if you are running paid like an Oracle JDK.
    • Performance is improving and is I would say on par with paid solutions, this could improve to help with growth.
    • Stability will happen over time with more contributions and fixes
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    Performance
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Azul has better JVM garbage collection on machines with huge amounts of memory that the OSS version of Java doesn't handle
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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Prime support has been responsive in helping us tune our JVM parameters and diagnose any lingering Java resource issues.
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Oracle was costlier whereas OpenJDK had less frequent updates. Azul was average of both of them, so it was choosen.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Build of OpenJDK stacks up against Oracle JDK (paid) very well. From both a performance, implementation, library support, and collaboration aspect.
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    Return on Investment
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • A lot of OPEX savings
    • Easy annual license renewal subscription
    • Standard product usage since it is compatible across different Operating Systems.
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    Microsoft
    • No cost alternative to paid JDK platforms
    • Performance is that of paid JDK platforms in my opinion
    • Community contribution is a bonus for contributed code and open collaboration
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