Oracle WebLogic 14 x Payara Server 6 – Comparison
| Feature | Oracle® WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1.0.0.) | Payara® Server Enterprise 6.9.0 |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Open Source with EULA |
| Release Frequency | Irregular | Monthly |
| Production Support | Yes | Yes |
| Component Upgrades | Irregular | Monthly |
| Supported IDEs | Eclipse® / Netbeans® / IntelliJ® IDE / JDeveloper® | Eclipse / Netbeans / IntelliJ IDE / VSCode |
| Support for Java EE Applications | Java EE 8 and Jakarta EE 8Java SE 8 and 11 SupportGraalVM EE Support | Java EE 10Jakarta EE 10 |
| Caching Tools | Oracle Coherence / JCache | Hazelcast: JCache, Domain Data Grid, Payara Scales (additional cost) |
| Clustering | Every node runs same apps | Yes (via Hazelcast) 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 BeansLog filesSMTPSNMPJMS | JMX BeansLog filesSMTPSNMPJMSCDISlackNew RelicDatadog |
| 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 – Helidon for microservices | 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 |
| JDK Support | JDk 11 | Yes (through Azul® JVM), JDK 11 |
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Project Leader
“’Payara Server is a solid platform, which is very stable and easy to maintain. There are no typical server-side problems, such as huge log files which saturate the OS or cause hanging issues. The support is great. The platform also provides a good, positive balance between the open-source community version and enterprise services, allowing resources to be leveraged and skills gained on the community version initially and then raising the bar by providing enterprise services for production support.”
Claudio Mapelli
Regional IT Manager, TCC Global
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