Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Lucee Server

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform8.6Visit Lucee Server7.0Visit

Higher score Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform #7 in Application Servers 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Red Hat

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Lucee Server #18 in Application Servers 7.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Lucee

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform fits best

  Red Hat estates needing enterprise Java support

• Lucee Server fits best

  CFML teams wanting a free flexible server

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Side by side

Feature	Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Lucee Server 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.0
Ranking	#7 in Application Servers	#18 in Application Servers
Best for	Red Hat estates needing enterprise Java support	CFML teams wanting a free flexible server
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Phone, Tickets, Docs	Community, Tickets, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 3/3 · Lucee Server 3/3
Clustering	✓	✓
Admin console	✓	✓
Container support	✓	✓
Specs
Java standard	Jakarta_ee	Both
Deployment model	Both	Self_hosted
Supported operating systems	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and 2022	Windows; Linux; macOS; FreeBSD; Solaris
Our review
Pros	Jakarta EE 10 Core, Web, and Full Platform compatibility Managed domains, clustering, caching, and failover for distributed applications OpenShift, cloud, container, and API deployment support	Free and open source with CFML and CFScript support Supports clustering, failover, caching, databases and web services Deploys through Docker, JAR, WAR, Express, Tomcat or Jetty
Cons	No free plan for evaluation or smaller deployments Premium 24x7 support applies only to severity 1 and 2 cases Enterprise features and administration may exceed simpler application-server needs	Requires self-hosted deployment and administration Java servlet-container architecture may not suit non-CFML teams Its broad configuration surface can require technical ownership
Our verdict	Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a subscription-based Java application server for organizations developing, deploying, and managing enterprise applications. JBoss EAP 8 supports Jakarta EE 10 Core, Web, and Full Platform… Read the review →	Lucee Server is an open-source CFML engine written in Java for teams building and running web applications with CFML or CFScript. It fits developers who need a self-hosted application server with database connectivity, transaction support,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform — where it wins

  • Jakarta EE 10 Core, Web, and Full Platform compatibility
  • Managed domains, clustering, caching, and failover for distributed applications
  • OpenShift, cloud, container, and API deployment support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluation or smaller deployments
  • Premium 24x7 support applies only to severity 1 and 2 cases
  • Enterprise features and administration may exceed simpler application-server needs

• Lucee Server — where it wins

  • Free and open source with CFML and CFScript support
  • Supports clustering, failover, caching, databases and web services
  • Deploys through Docker, JAR, WAR, Express, Tomcat or Jetty

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires self-hosted deployment and administration
  • Java servlet-container architecture may not suit non-CFML teams
  • Its broad configuration surface can require technical ownership

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform8.6/10 · Paid

  A capable Jakarta EE server for Red Hat estates, with paid-only enterprise support.

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• Lucee Server7.0/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted CFML engine with broad deployment and application-server features.

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