Item: OpenJDK
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with OpenJDK

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use OpenJDK for all Java development within our organization. It opens the possibility to implement Java based system without involving expensive license fees. We use OpenJDK both for large enterprise services but also for small tools, it’s the primary development language within our organization.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Performance
Cost
Open source code

Cons

Support options
Compatibility with commercial alternatives

Most Important Features

Costs
Open source
Compatibility with Java standard

Return on Investment

Avoid increased costs thanks to no license fees
Easier redistribution thanks to license terms

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Java SE

OpenJDK is comparable to Oracle Java SE in most cases and you get away with significantly lower costs. Oracle Java SE have some advantages in performance on some native platforms but in most cases the OpenJDK performance is similar or at least good enough.

Key Insights

Do you think OpenJDK delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with OpenJDK's feature set?

Yes

Did OpenJDK live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of OpenJDK go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy OpenJDK again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Elasticsearch, Red Hat Ceph Storage, AngularJS, PostgreSQL, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Atlassian Confluence, Jira Software

Likelihood to Recommend

OpenJDK is perfect if you are constrained by costs and can’t afford a commercial alternative. It’s less optimal if you need top notch performance on multiple native platforms. If you rely on third party libraries that rely on vendor specific Java implementation you might have trouble to use OpenJDK, but in most cases it’s not a major problem.

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