WebLogic Alternative
Payara Server Offers a Monthly Release Schedule & MicroProfile Support
If you’re running Oracle WebLogic in production but are unhappy with the irregular releases and component upgrades, or the lack of MicroProfile support – you might consider migrating from WebLogic to an alternative like Payara Server Enterprise. Payara Server is a Jakarta EE compatible application server with monthly releases and component upgrades – as well as natively supported OAuth2/OpenID Connect, support for MicroProfile, and the availability of a microservices distribution (Payara Micro).
Migration Planning
Why Migrate to the Payara Platform
Before diving in head first and starting the migration process, you (and the decision makers at your organization) may need more information about the Payara Platform, such as:
- Embrace modern application architectures (Cloud Native, Containerized, Jakarta EE, MicroProfile)
- Why Payara Server Enterprise is the best option for production Jakarta EE (Java EE) applications
- What makes Payara Micro ideal for running Java EE applications in a modern virtualized infrastructure
- Why 78% of businesses rely on open source software
- How customer needs drive development of new Payara Platform Enterprise features
- Cost advantages of the Payara Platform
WebLogic Problems? Try This.
Running Oracle WebLogic in production? It’s likely you are facing challenges due to irregular releases and component upgrades, lack of MicroProfile Support, lack of flexible clustering options – and wishing you had better monitoring capabilities.
Download and read this guide and see if you recognize the problems covered. It’s possible you didn’t think there was an alternative and that these issues were unavoidable. However, if you see yourself and your business in these issues, you’ll be happy to know there is another way!
There is a solution to these common WebLogic problems that you maybe haven’t heard of yet: Payara Server Enterprise.
Key Payara Server Features You Won’t Find in WebLogic
Along with having a more frequently release schedule, component updates, and MicroProfile support with Payara Server Enterprise 5 – migrating to Payara Server gives you access to additional features and capabilities:
| Feature | Oracle® WebLogic 14 | Payara Server Enterprise 5 |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Open Source with EULA |
| Release Frequency | Irregular | Monthly |
| Production Support | Yes | Ye |
| Component Upgrades | Infrequent | Monthly |
| Supported IDEs | Eclipse® / Netbeans® / IntelliJ® IDE / JDeveloper® | Eclipse / Netbeans / IntelliJ IDE / VSCode |
| Support for Java EE Applications | Java EE 8, Jakarta EE 8 | Java EE 8, Jakarta EE 8 |
| Caching Tools | Oracle Coherence / JCache | Hazelcast / JCache |
| Clustering | Every node runs same apps | Every node runs same app or fine grained assignment |
| Scripting tool | WSLT | asadmin |
| Scripting extensions | Python scripts | OS / BASH scripts |
| Asadmin Command Recorder | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment Flexibility | Deployment plan (XML based) | Variables (System, environment, MicroProfile config values) |
| Notification Channels Monitoring | JMX Beans Log files SMTP SNMP JMS | JMX Beans Log files SMTP SNMP JMS CDI Slack New Relic Datadog |
| Custom Notifiers | No | Yes |
| Slow SQL Logging | No | Yes |
| Health Check Service | Yes | Yes |
| Request Tracing | JAX-RS (Jersey) only | JAX-RS, CDI, EJB, Servlet, … |
| OAuth2/OpenId Connect support | Requires Fusion Middleware or custom dev | Natively supported (through Security API) |
| Microservices Distribution | No | Yes (Payara Micro) |
| MicroProfile Support | No | Yes |
| Uber-jar and Hollow Jar | No | Yes |
| Docker Support | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Providers Support | Oracle Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft Azure™, Jelastic | Microsoft Azure, Jelastic, Amazon, Oracle Cloud |
| Zero Deployment downtime | Parallel versions with gradual switch | Parallel versions with one time switch |
| Upgrade Tool | Yes | Yes (Watch Demo) |
| JDK Support | Yes | Yes (through Azul® JVM) |
WebLogic to Payara Server Migration Guides
WebLogic 12R2 to Payara Server 5 Migration Guide
This step-by-step guide gives you an overview of Oracle WebLogic 12R2 features and what the equivalent feature of the Payara Server is – or how you can achieve the same end result.
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Migrating from WebLogic 14 to Payara Server 5 Migration Guide
This step-by-step guide gives you an overview of Oracle WebLogic 14 features and what the equivalent feature of the Payara Server is – or how you can achieve the same end result.
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