Azul Payara Server vs Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform

Azul Payara Server8.9Visit FEFujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform8.3Visit

Higher score Azul Payara Server #4 in Application Servers 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Azul Payara

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FE Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform #10 in Application Servers 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Fujitsu

• Azul Payara Server fits best

  Supported Payara deployments needing observability

• Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform fits best

  Enterprises targeting OpenShift and major clouds

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Side by side

Feature	Azul Payara Server 8.9/10 Visit ↗	FEFujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Application Servers	#10 in Application Servers
Best for	Supported Payara deployments needing observability	Enterprises targeting OpenShift and major clouds
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	16 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azul Payara Server 3/3 · Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform 3/3
Clustering	✓	✓
Admin console	✓	✓
Container support	✓	✓
Specs
Java standard	Both	Jakarta_ee
Deployment model	Self_hosted	Both
Supported operating systems	Windows; Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, RHEL, OpenSUSE, SUSE, Amazon Linux); macOS; IBM AIX	Windows Server 2025; Windows Server 2022; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2+; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8+; Amazon Linux 2023
Our review
Pros	Payara InSight adds monitoring and observability capabilities. Supports clustering, deployment groups, and high availability. Works with Docker, Kubernetes, and major public-cloud platforms.	Jakarta EE 11 Core Profile and MicroProfile 6-compatible runtimes Failover, session replication, monitoring, and automatic recovery Container support for OpenShift, ECS, EKS, and AKS
Cons	Enterprise pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed. The product uses a self-hosted deployment model. The free community edition is a separate product.	Requires sales contact for pricing Deployment support depends on selected operating systems and platforms May be more capability than narrowly focused application-server needs require
Our verdict	Azul Payara Server is a commercially supported application server for Jakarta EE and Java EE workloads. It is designed for enterprise applications running in data centers, containers, and public-cloud environments, including applications… Read the review →	Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform is an enterprise Java application server for organizations running business systems and modernizing existing Java assets. It provides a Jakarta EE-compatible runtime based on Eclipse… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azul Payara Server — where it wins

  • Payara InSight adds monitoring and observability capabilities.
  • Supports clustering, deployment groups, and high availability.
  • Works with Docker, Kubernetes, and major public-cloud platforms.

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed.
  • The product uses a self-hosted deployment model.
  • The free community edition is a separate product.

• Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform — where it wins

  • Jakarta EE 11 Core Profile and MicroProfile 6-compatible runtimes
  • Failover, session replication, monitoring, and automatic recovery
  • Container support for OpenShift, ECS, EKS, and AKS

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires sales contact for pricing
  • Deployment support depends on selected operating systems and platforms
  • May be more capability than narrowly focused application-server needs require

• Azul Payara Server8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A supported Payara deployment option with strong clustering, containers, and observability.

  Visit Azul PayaraFull verdict →
• FEFujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A Jakarta EE and MicroProfile platform for cloud, container, and clustered deployments.

  Visit FujitsuFull verdict →