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Head-to-head · Application Servers

Open Liberty vs Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Open Liberty #1 in Application Servers 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Open Liberty
Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform #10 in Application Servers 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Fujitsu

Open Liberty leads on 0 checks, Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreOpen Liberty · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Open Liberty

Open Liberty scores higher on our rubric for application servers: 9.3 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #10.

On java standard, Open Liberty gives you Both where Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform offers Jakarta_ee. On deployment model, Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform gives you Both where Open Liberty offers Self_hosted.

Open Liberty is the better fit for modern Java teams using containers and CI. Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform is the better fit for enterprises targeting OpenShift and major clouds.

  • Open Liberty fits best

    Modern Java teams using containers and CI

  • Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform fits best

    Enterprises targeting OpenShift and major clouds

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Side by side

Feature Open Liberty 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.3
Ranking #1 in Application Servers #10 in Application Servers
Best for Modern Java teams using containers and CI Enterprises targeting OpenShift and major clouds
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free plan Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, Linux
Support Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Docs · 24/7
Integrations 11 integrations 13 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Open Liberty 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, macOS, Linux Windows Server 2025; Windows Server 2022; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2+; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8+; Amazon Linux 2023
Our review
Pros
  • Composable support for Jakarta EE, Java EE, and MicroProfile
  • Dev mode provides automatic application and configuration updates
  • Docker, Kubernetes, observability, clustering, Maven, and Gradle support
  • 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
  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage the runtime environment
  • Enterprise support is separate from the free open-source runtime
  • No built-in AI features
  • 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

Open Liberty is an open-source Java application server runtime for developing and running cloud-native applications and microservices. It is suited to Java teams that need Jakarta EE, Java EE, or MicroProfile features across Windows,…

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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…

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  1. Open LibertyApplication Servers 9.3Free plan
  2. Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application PlatformApplication Servers 8.3Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Open Liberty — where it wins

    • Composable support for Jakarta EE, Java EE, and MicroProfile
    • Dev mode provides automatic application and configuration updates
    • Docker, Kubernetes, observability, clustering, Maven, and Gradle support

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage the runtime environment
    • Enterprise support is separate from the free open-source runtime
    • No built-in AI features

  • 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
  • Open Liberty9.3/10 · Free plan

    A free, open-source Java runtime for containerized Jakarta EE, Java EE, and MicroProfile apps.

    Visit Open LibertyFull verdict →
  • Fujitsu Software Enterprise Application Platform8.3/10 · Pricing on request

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

    Visit FujitsuFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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