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What is GraalVM?

GraalVM is a universal virtual machine for running applications written in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, JVM-based languages like Java, Scala, Groovy, Kotlin, Clojure, and LLVM-based languages such as C and C++. GraalVM removes the isolation between programming languages and enables interoperability…

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GraalVM, Most trusted, Straightforward, cost-effective,Enterprise Edition Java Applications.

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 8, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
GraalVM is a high-performer runtime that provides significant improvements in application performance and efficiency which is a deal for microservices. [It's] designed for app...
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Ava Jakobs
Administrator - Information Technology
System Administrator
Walmart Global Tech
GraalVM3 years of experience

Total Satisfactory Package

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 3, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
GraalVM is being used in multiple departments of my organization by the dev teams. It is a high-performance tool that helps us to speed up the processes [while] consuming very...
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Ojas Elawadhi
Analyst - Information Technology
Data Analyst
Paytm
GraalVM2 years of experience

Great virtual machine

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 11, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
GraalVM is being used as a preferred virtual machine by Java developers at our organization to reduce the size of applications and loading time and to improve the cold-start t...
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Abdul Wahab Khan
Project Manager - Information Technology
Project Manager
Softronic Systems (Pvt) Limited
GraalVM1 year of experience

GraalVM is a straightforward environment for your Java applications

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 9, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Our organization uses GraalVM to provide a standardized and optimized environment to run Java and Scala applications. This is used across departments for multiple enterprise J...
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Ramindu Deshapriya
Team Lead - Information Technology
Lead Consultant - Technology
Virtusa
GraalVM2 years of experience

GraalVM has the potential to shake up Java container deployments

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 19, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are in an investigative stage with GraalVM and AOT (native-compile) at the department level (software engineering and SecDevOps). We have deployed test applications written...
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John Hanley
C-Level Executive - Engineering
Enterprise Architect
HANLEY
GraalVM1 year of experience
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What is GraalVM?

GraalVM is a universal virtual machine for running applications written in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, JVM-based languages like Java, Scala, Groovy, Kotlin, Clojure, and LLVM-based languages such as C and C++. GraalVM removes the isolation between programming languages and enables…

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Product Details

What is GraalVM?

GraalVM is a runtime for microservices that aims to provide significant improvements in application performance and efficiency. The vendor states its ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler allows microservices to startup instantaneously with significantly smaller memory footprint.

It is a universal virtual machine for running applications written in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, JVM-based languages like Java, Scala, Groovy, Kotlin, Clojure, and LLVM-based languages such as C and C++. It removes the isolation between programming languages and enables interoperability in a shared runtime. It can run either standalone or in the context of OpenJDK, Node.js or Oracle Database.

GraalVM Community is available for free for any use.

GraalVM Enterprise provides additional performance, security, and scalability relevant for running applications in production. Users can get a version of GraalVM Enterprise that is free for evaluation and developing new applications via the Oracle Technology Network (OTN), or a commercially licensed version for production use via the Oracle Store.

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GraalVM Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

GraalVM is a universal virtual machine for running applications written in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, JVM-based languages like Java, Scala, Groovy, Kotlin, Clojure, and LLVM-based languages such as C and C++. GraalVM removes the isolation between programming languages and enables interoperability in a shared runtime. It can run either standalone or in the context of OpenJDK, Node.js or Oracle Database. Oracle's GraalVM Enterprise is a multilingual virtual machine, which Oracle states delivers even higher efficiency, better isolation and greater agility for enterprises in cloud and hybrid environment.

Azure App Service and Firebase are common alternatives for GraalVM.

Reviewers rate GraalVM Performance highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of GraalVM are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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GraalVM - fast, polyglot VM

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 20, 2021
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
GraalVM
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Exploring GraalVM for microservices-based, cloud native applications and serverless applications
Pros
  • Polyglot vm
  • Reduced memory footprint
  • Fast startup times
Cons
  • Not always optimal native code (JIT sometimes is faster)
  • Microservices support
  • Hard to profile
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for small applications, serverless, CLI tools.

GraalVM - Ultimate VM for Java Applications

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 17, 2020
Verified User
Team Lead in Research & Development
Retail Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
GraalVM
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
GraalVM is a production-ready software and is available as Community Edition for an open-source license.
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition is being used in our department, and it has already proven to be highly beneficial and effective as it has been built to cater to enterprise-class application development on a global standard. It has shown significant improvements in application performance and efficiency due to its high-performance runtime.
Pros
  • Multilingual Virtual Machine
  • Run Programs Faster Anywhere
  • Compiling applications ahead-of-time (AOT) into native Executable
  • Can run either standalone or in the context of OpenJDK, Node.js or Oracle Database
  • Lower Memory Footprint
Cons
  • Compilation is not easy for all JVM code
Likelihood to Recommend
GraalVM is well suited for JVM-based applications as it provides two independent execution modes:
1. Applications running in a regular just-in-time (JIT) compilation mode adding higher performance gains resulting from quality optimized algorithms.
2. Applications compiled ahead-of-time (AOT) into a native executable. It has the capability to run as a standalone application with instant startup having minimal memory footprint and minimal CPU utilization.

GraalVM: First choice of all Java developers in the near future

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 31, 2020
Verified User
Team Lead in Research & Development
Retail Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
GraalVM
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
GraalVM is an elevated performance runtime that delivers substantial improvements in the performance of the application. Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition is being used in our Product Department at the project level. It eliminates the gaps between programming languages and enables interoperability in a shared runtime. It has proved to be highly efficient for our developers from the delivery point of view.
Pros
  • Open-sourced
  • Uniting various programming models in a single application
  • Support for polyglot applications
  • Faster execution of Java applications by creating ahead-of-time compiled native images
  • Lower memory footprint
  • Production-ready software
Cons
  • Not all languages are supported by GraalVM.
Likelihood to Recommend
GraalVM has been very well incorporated and implemented in our project. Performance issues in the application have always been the top discussions in our monthly meeting calls, due to introducing and adding new changes, logics, and customizations in the business process as per the client's requirement.

GraalVM: The future ready universal VM

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
August 11, 2020
Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Banking Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
GraalVM
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
GraalVM is an ecosystem with multiplicative value-add. Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition was used in my previous working department at the project level. By enabling interoperability and eliminating the gaps between various programming languages in a shared runtime and high-performance, GraalVM has proved to be very highly effective from the delivery perspective for all our developers.
Pros
  • Open source
  • Faster and efficient program execution.
  • Multilingual virtual machine.
Cons
  • No JMX, JFR support.
  • No thread dump or heap dump support.
  • Using bigger heaps can badly impact latency.
Likelihood to Recommend
Due to its low memory footprint, GraalVM is extremely well suited where the amount of application code being executed is large and complex, loads a lot of control files, and has a lot of hot code. As it supports many languages, creating software with multiple languages is a big advantage and provides flexibility for developers.

GraalVM is a strong contender for future JVM replacement

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
June 14, 2020
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
GraalVM
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
GraalVM is still in the early stages of product investigation. Engineers are using it for R&D projects and getting familiar with how it can be used at a production level. It will address performance issues for our applications, notably startup times and artifact size.
Pros
  • Fast startup
  • Lower memory footprint
  • Polyglot apps
Cons
  • The name isn't so great.
  • More broad community use.
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for polyglot apps and those needing high performance. If there is a specific legacy application that requires a specific JDK version, I would not recommend it immediately until further research and testing are performed.
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