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Azul Payara Server

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Product
Azul Payara Server is a Jakarta EE 11 certified application server for mission-critical production workloads.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Deployment
It runs in data centers, containers, and public clouds, and is optimized for Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, Azure, and GCP.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Integrations
Extended Notification Service can send incidents to Slack, Datadog, New Relic, Microsoft Teams, email, JMX, JMS, and SNMP.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Security
Azul says it is a registered CVE Numbering Authority under CISA and DHS oversight and publishes monthly security patches backported across supported major versions.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Support
The enterprise server offers Standard or Premium support levels with guaranteed SLAs.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Headquarters
Malvern, Worcestershire, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · azul.com
Founded
2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · azul.com
Compatibility
Azul Payara Server runs on any compatible JDK; Azul Core is optional and downloaded separately.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Deployment limitation
A Spring Boot executable fat JAR is not a direct deployable artifact for the Jakarta EE server and requires repackaging.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Developer tools
The toolchain includes Maven and Gradle project scaffolding, upgrade tools, Arquillian containers, IDE plugins, and connectors for Kafka, Amazon SQS, Azure Service Bus, and MQTT.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Features
Features include an admin console, telemetry and observability, Payara InSight monitoring, integrated SSL certificate management, and a diagnostics tool.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Lifecycle
Azul Payara 5, 6, and 7 are supported concurrently, while Azul Payara 4 remains available under Lifetime Support.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Modernization
Existing Jakarta EE applications can move to a namespace-matched Azul Payara version without rewriting code or migrating frameworks.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Use cases
Azul describes use cases including migrations from WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss EAP, regulated workloads, high-availability transaction systems, and multi-tenant applications.Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com

Plans and prices

Azul Payara Community Free Free community-supported edition Community-supported edition Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com
Azul Payara Micro & Server Priced on request Per vCore; contact sales for details Cloud-native containers · flexible clustering and scaling · high availability · monthly security updates · long-term 24/7 support · developer tooling and APIs Read 3 Oct 2026 · azul.com

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