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Great free open source Open JDK alternative!
October 10, 2022

Great free open source Open JDK alternative!

Harvey Wyche | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Build of OpenJDK

Primarily the use case was to help drive low cost development for workloads in creating cloud based digital prouducts. Microsoft Build OpenJDK allows for support of Java 17 library for use in deployed Linux environments for us to package.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Microsoft Build of OpenJDK stacks up against Oracle JDK (paid) very well. From both a performance, implementation, library support, and collaboration aspect.

Do you think Microsoft Build of OpenJDK delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Build of OpenJDK's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Build of OpenJDK live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Build of OpenJDK again?

Yes

Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework), Azure Application Gateway
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.