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:

FeatureOracle® WebLogic 14Payara Server Enterprise 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source with EULA
Release FrequencyIrregularMonthly
Production SupportYesYe
Component UpgradesInfrequentMonthly
Supported IDEsEclipse® / Netbeans® / IntelliJ® IDE / JDeveloper®Eclipse / Netbeans / IntelliJ IDE / VSCode
Support for Java EE ApplicationsJava EE 8, Jakarta EE 8Java EE 8, Jakarta EE 8
Caching ToolsOracle Coherence / JCacheHazelcast / JCache
ClusteringEvery node runs same appsEvery node runs same app or fine grained assignment
Scripting toolWSLTasadmin
Scripting extensionsPython scriptsOS / BASH scripts
Asadmin Command RecorderYesYes
Deployment FlexibilityDeployment plan (XML based)Variables (System, environment, MicroProfile config values)
Notification Channels MonitoringJMX Beans
Log files
SMTP
SNMP
JMS
JMX Beans
Log files
SMTP
SNMP
JMS
CDI
Slack
New Relic
Datadog
Custom NotifiersNoYes
Slow SQL LoggingNoYes
Health Check ServiceYesYes
Request TracingJAX-RS (Jersey) onlyJAX-RS, CDI, EJB, Servlet, …
OAuth2/OpenId Connect supportRequires Fusion Middleware or custom devNatively supported (through Security API)
Microservices DistributionNoYes (Payara Micro)
MicroProfile SupportNoYes
Uber-jar and Hollow JarNoYes
Docker SupportYesYes
Cloud Providers SupportOracle Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft Azure™, JelasticMicrosoft Azure, Jelastic, Amazon, Oracle Cloud
Zero Deployment downtimeParallel versions with gradual switchParallel versions with one time switch
Upgrade ToolYesYes (Watch Demo)
JDK SupportYesYes (through Azul® JVM)

WebLogic to Payara Server Migration Guides

WebLogic 12R2 to Payara Server 5 Migration Guide

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

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.

Download Guide

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