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Payara Server

Payara Server is a fully supported, developer-friendly, open source application server. Innovative, cloud-native, optimized for production deployments. Jakarta EE & MicroProfile compatible.

Some of the top features or benefits of Payara Server are: Open Source, Jakarta EE Support, Payara Micro, Commercial Support, and Cloud-Ready. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best Payara Server Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best Payara Server alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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  1. 21

    An open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies

    Open Source

    /apache-tomcat-alternatives
  2. 21

    JBoss is Red Hats Java EE 5-compliant (soon Java EE 6-compliant) application server.

    /jboss-alternatives
  3. 18

    GlassFish v3, built by the GlassFish community, is the first compatible implementation of the Java...

    /glassfish-alternatives
  4. 19

    Jetty is a highly scalable modular servlet engine and http server that natively supports many modern protocols like SPDY and WebSockets.

    /eclipse-jetty-alternatives
  5. 14

    Receive a complimentary technical review and consultation on moving your Oracle WebLogic Server applications into containers.

    /oracle-weblogic-alternatives
  6. 11

    Use Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform to build, deploy, and host Java applications and services—quickly and flexibly.

    /red-hat-jboss-eap-alternatives
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    WildFly is a flexible, lightweight application server.

    Open Source

    /wildfly-alternatives
  8. 17

    The Mako Server is an application server with an API that loosely resembles the Java Servlet API...

    /mako-server-alternatives
  9. 12

    A high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.

    Open Source

    /nginx-alternatives
  10. 10

    Move data everywhere it's needed, instantly and automatically

    /simperium-alternatives
  11. Resin is a modern and secure web and Java Application server developed under Caucho Technology.

    /resin-alternatives
  12. IaaS platform for managing and deploying virtual machines

    /vcenter-server-alternatives
  13. GlassFish Server is an open-source java application server.

    /glassfish-server-alternatives
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