| License | Open Source with EULA | Open Source with EULA |
| Release Frequency | 6 weeks | Monthly |
| Production Support | Yes | Yes |
| Component Upgrades | Frequent/Unknown schedule | Monthly |
| Supported IDEs | Eclipse / NetBeans / IntelliJ IDE / Red HaT Development Suite | Eclipse / NetBeans / IntelliJ IDE |
| Jakarta EE 8 Compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Java EE 8 Compatible | Yes | No |
| Data Grid (Caching) | Infinispan (additional cost) | Hazelcast / JCache |
| Clustering | Every node runs same app or fine grained assignment. | Every node runs the same app or fine grained assignment. Automatic clustering over multicast. |
| Scripting Tool | jboss-cli.sh | asadmin |
| Admin Command Recording and Auditing | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment Flexibility | Variable (System, environment, external file, MicroProfile config) | Variables (System, environment, MicroProfile config) |
| Notification Channels Monitoring | | - JMS Beans
- Log Files
- SMTP
- SNMP
- JMS
- CDI
- Slack
- New Relic
- Datadog
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| Custom Notifiers | No | Yes |
| Slow SQL Logging | No | Yes |
| Health Check Service | No | Yes |
| Request Tracing | Yes (JAX-RS, CDI) | Yes (JAX-RS, CDI, EJB, Servlet) |
| OAuth2 / OpenId Connect Support | Yes, through Red Hat Single Sign-On (additional cost) | Natively Supported (through Security API) |
| Microservices Edition | No | Payara Micro |
| MicroProfile Support | Partial | Yes |
| Docker Support | Yes | Yes, also with container automation through Payara Docker Nodes |
| Kubernetes Support | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Providers Support | Microsoft Azure, Amazon, Google, OpenShift, and more | Microsoft Azure, Google, Jelastic, Amazon, Oracle Cloud, and more |
| Zero Deployment Downtime | No | Parallel versions with one-time switch |
| Upgrade Tool | Yes | Yes |
| Bundled JDK Support | Yes - RHEL and Windows only | Yes - Linux & Windows |
| Easy Migration from Community to Enterprise | Wildfly migration to JBoss EAP Possible - Challenging | Yes - Payara Platform to Payara Platform Enterprise -Simple migration |
| Integrated Monitoring Console | Yes (additional cost) | Yes |
