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Java Support Beyond Oracle – Archive 10/1/2024

More Java versions and platforms than any other vendor (including Java 6 & Java 7)*

Azul customers have access to bug fixes, enhancements, and quarterly and emergency security updates.

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Azul’s commercial product releases are designated with one of two different support lifecycles: Long Term Support (LTS) and Medium Term Support (MTS).

Releases designated as LTS are those same LTS releases as designated by Oracle and the OpenJDK community. For LTS releases, Azul provides at least 8 years of access to bug fixes, security updates, and other (“Production Support”) fixes as needed plus 2 years of additional support intended to advise and assist users to migrate to a newer JDK version (“Extended Support”).

For those releases designed as MTS, Azul provides Production Support for at least 1.5 years after the general availability of the next LTS release, plus an additional 1 year of Extended Support.

For other Java feature releases, Azul will make feature preview or community builds available on its download page for 6 months.

Support lifecycle for existing and planned JDK releases

You can also use the table below to determine the expected availability of public updates and the lifecycle of Oracle’s commercial Java support offerings.

Support Roadmap Archive

Additional Notes

  • Oracle information is taken from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html.
  • The dates shown above for the Azul products are for the end of the Production Support term. Add an additional 2 years, 1 year, and 6 months for Extended Support for LTS, MTS, and STS releases respectively.
  • For Azul products or Java SE releases shown above which have not yet been released for general availability, Azul product availability and lifecycle designation are estimates and preliminary, and subject to change.
  • Commercial support for Azul products may be available for periods longer than shown above. Contact Azul Sales for more information.
  • For further information about the changes to the Java SE release cadence, Oracle’s announced support offerings, and further detail regarding Azul’s LTS and MTS releases, visit https://azul.com/products/core.

Other Releases

From time to time, Azul may offer “Feature Preview”, “Early Access” or “Not Supported” versions publicly or to select Azul customers. These releases are explicitly not supported in any manner.