JBoss EAP 7 Is in ELS-1

Here’s How to Keep Your Java Stack Secure & Supported

No forced migrations. No namespace headaches. Stay on Java EE 8 with Payara Enterprise — secure, supported, and cost-effective through 2031.

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What ELS-1 Really Means for JBoss Users

🚫 Application Performance Stagnation: No new features or tooling; your platform stands still while risks grow.
🚫 Limited Infrastructure Choices: Lack of software enhancements means no support for modern technologies.
🚫 Compatibility Issues: Not certified for modern JVMs or databases — upgrades become risky or blocked.
🚫 Rising Security Risks: Only selective, delayed fixes; compliance becomes harder to guarantee.
🚫 Higher Costs, Less Value: Extra licensing fees just to maintain a shrinking support window.

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Stick with JBoss — or Take Control with Payara Enterprise?

	Remain on JBoss EAP 7		Migrate to Payara Platform Enterprise 5
	Minimal change now		Full and extended Java EE 8 (javax.*) support through 2029, with no forced namespace refactoring in the near future
	ELS-1 ends in 2027		Lifetime support ends by 2032
	ELS-1 comes at additional cost		Full and extended support (until 2029) is included at no additional cost
	Increasing technical debt		Modern tooling for DevOps
	Vendor lock-in risks		Commercial support, SLAs and hot fixes
	No non-critical fixes		Monthly and asynchronous bug fixes and security patches
	No software enhancements		Monthly updates
	No new features		Monthly releases
	No certifications		Regular certification updates
	Risk to complicate compliance		Robust regulatory compliance
	Risk of vendor lock-in		Highly portable (not that you’d want to leave though)
	Limited technical support		Comprehensive expert technical support
	Deprecated container images		Container images maintained

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Why Development Teams Choose Payara

Lower Costs. Extended Support. Happier Engineers.

“In terms of support costs Payara is 60% cheaper than JBoss. And as it is Open Source there are no licensing fees! Our engineers are extremely satisfied with Payara’s performance. They started using Payara in a small scale and as things worked quickly well, they have increased their Payara usage exponentially.”
— Be Western

✅ 60% cheaper than JBoss support
✅ No licensing fees
✅ Full javax.* namespace support (no forced migration)
✅ Monthly enhancements and certifications
✅ Expert technical team on-hand

Ready to Take Control of Your Java Future?

Don’t pay more for less support. With Payara Enterprise 5, you’ll keep your applications secure, compliant, and future-ready — without forced migrations.

Our comprehensive guide, Things to Consider When Migrating from JBoss EAP to Payara Enterprise 5, walks you through everything you need to know to plan with confidence. It covers key differences between JBoss and Payara, step-by-step considerations for migrating configuration and resources, and insights into clustering, security, cloud deployment, and IDE support.

Whether you want to minimize disruption, understand compatibility, or map out a phased migration strategy, this guide will give your team the clarity to act now — before JBoss support winds down further.

What you’ll learn inside the guide:

How Payara Enterprise compares directly to JBoss EAP in features, operating modes, and clustering
Practical migration steps for datasources, realms, JavaMail, and KeyCloak
How Payara’s cloud-native capabilities and tooling simplify modernization
Why more organizations are choosing Payara to cut costs and secure their Java future

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Future-proof your Java EE 8 stack and cut support costs by up to 60%.

Red Hat’s JBoss EAP 7 is already in decline — and by 2027, support shrinks even further with ELS-2 offering no fixes at all. Don’t wait until your applications are at risk. By migrating to Payara Enterprise, you’ll keep your Java EE 8 stack secure, compliant, and supported until 2032, while reducing costs and giving your team the freedom to modernize on your own timeline.

Our migration assessment is designed to give you a clear, no-pressure understanding of your options. We’ll review your current environment, highlight risks with staying on JBoss, and outline a tailored migration path that minimizes disruption and maximizes ROI.