OpenJDK is the best opensource replacement for OracleJDK
October 20, 2022
OpenJDK is the best opensource replacement for OracleJDK
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with OpenJDK
We use OpenJDK to provide java for our users whose applications need a java environment to interact with our application clusters (ex. Hadoop, Kafka, etc). We use it across all environments, as an opensource one-to-one replacement for our previous commercial JDK.
- OpenJDK is a robust opensource replacement for Oracle JDK
- OpenJDK has support from RedHat (our approved Linux O/S)
- OpenJDK is supported on both RedHat and Windows platforms
- We've run into an occasional stability issue, but the fixes are quickly updated.
- Oracle was better at garbage collection.
- Opensource
- RedHat compatible, and supported
- Supported on both RedHat and Windows platforms
- Reduced costs (opensource)
- Improved security (more regular update release cycle)
- Full lifecycle support across platforms (RedHat and Windows )
We went directly with OpenJDK as it is already maintained in our RedHat package repos. We had already done our research and determined that OpenJDK was the best available opensource alternative to Oracle JDK. We did not feel a need to install and compare alternative software distributions, as we have a long and trusted history with RedHat.
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