--- title: Azul Platform Core (Zulu) Reviews meta\_title: 'Azul Platform Core (Zulu) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 58 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Azul Platform Core (Zulu) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.9 review\_count: 58 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Application Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development --- # Azul Platform Core (Zulu) Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Azul Platform Core (Zulu) but has limited features. Are you part of the Azul Platform Core (Zulu) team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Azul Platform Core is designed for the enterprise, with the certified builds, tight security, and cost efficiencies you need to run today’s business–critical, Java-based services. More Trust Built by Java leaders, Azul Platform Core provides 100% open source, fully tested and certified, Java SE standards-compliant, well-curated builds of OpenJDK. More Security Azul Platform Core delivers stabilized builds backed by an industry-leading support SLA, providing quarterly security-only updates for assured rapid deployment into production. More Value Azul Platform Core is a one-to-one replacement for Oracle Java SE at dramatically lower costs—delivering the most architectures, package types, and configuration options available. * * * Seller [Azul Systems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/azul-systems) Discussions [Azul Platform Core (Zulu) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/azul-platform-core-zulu/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Jeff Kneis Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Amazon Corretto](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon Corretto") Amazon Corretto 4.5/5(130) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-corretto/reviews) [ ![Oracle Java Downloads](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Oracle Java Downloads") Oracle Java Downloads 4.4/5(48) ](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-java-downloads/reviews) [ ![Microsoft Build of OpenJDK](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft Build of OpenJDK") Microsoft Build of OpenJDK 4.2/5(16) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-build-of-openjdk/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/azul-platform-core-zulu/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 58 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Bob P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bob P.") BP Bob P. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/14/2023 "Azul Zulu JDK" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Azul Zulu provides a consistent OpenJDK build for the Java Community. Zulu is run against the Test Compatability Kit (TCK) and released on multiple OS distributions that allow it to be used for local testing to production. The release documentation is comprehensive, covering all cases from manual installation to drop-in container startups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I do not currently have any dislikes for Azul Zulu. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? I have customers that use Java for application development that need a solid OpenJDK distribution for running business-critical applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic JB Jean-Marc B. Senior Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/25/2023 "Perfect replacement for the commercial version of Java from Oracle" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? It is free as a beer for both personal and commercial use. It is 100% compatible with Oracle's Java, especially for Java 8 and it is the only one providing JFX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? There is nothing we dislike about Java from Azul. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? It is a perfect 100% compatible replacement of Java 8 from Oracle that is not longer free to use for commercial use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic DG David G. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/22/2023 "A really convenient source for the latest JDKs" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Selecting the latest JDK matching my hardware and OS is straightforward. The installation has always been fast and flawless! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I didn't run into any limitations or annoyances with the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm using the platform for my open-source work and it is great to have easy access to all the different release versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic PF Peter F. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/13/2023 "A great Java distro, highly recommended." 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Up to date with bug fixes, stability and innovation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? No licensing traps or vendor lock-in. Oh wait, that's a good thing. There's nothing that comes to mind to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? It's my main development environment. I'm time-constrained, I don't have time to waste on fixing problems with other people's software, I know that Azul will keep everything up to date and working smoothly without issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Dyorgio N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dyorgio N.") DN Dyorgio N. CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/22/2023 "Best OpenJDK distro today" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Zulu Platform offers what Oracle stops to deliver: A good JVM to run and develop our Java applications. It's fast and robust, updated regularly with fixes and security patches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? They offer a paid subscription that is not so accessible for developers of the third world (Latino and African markets). Maybe an "associate" subscription with lower costs and fewer benefits could help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? They provide an OpenJDK distribution that is easy to use and deploy. It is available to all operating systems and CPU architecture, with easy methods to download. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jelena .](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jelena .") J Jelena . Co-Owner and Chief operating officer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/6/2023 "Azul's JVM provides highest performance for running AI/ML workloads when using Deep Netts" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? High performance, stability, security, support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? So far, I haven't come across any downsides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? Ease of distribution and integration with our product, provides better user experience for our customers and save our support time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/4/2023 "First to support Apple M1" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? First of all, this was the only choice when Apple released the M1 chip. I really like the fact that the platform is well-supported and does fulfil my expectations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I am yet to find things I dislike. It may be challenging to persuade your manager to authorise the switch Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? It just works when we need it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic FM Friedhold M. Oracle Forms Prototype Solution & GUI - Backend Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/21/2023 "Zulu JDK 17 packed in NetBeans 17" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I've been working with NetBeans since version 4.0 and I'm happy that I got the NetBeans 17 and Zulu JDK 17 installed in a bundle today - it works great! After that, I tested NetBeans with Zulu JDK 19 - just great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I haven't noticed anything negative so far and I hope we can continue to count on a truly free Java JDK with this performance assurance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? For me, Zulu JDK is the future basis of my developer platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic JC Joaquin C. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/14/2023 "Saved my day for Mac M1" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? I was able to run a Machine Learning Java backend (Neuralogic) on my Mac M1 (which was failing with Oracle JDK) without any further debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? It was unknown to me, probably because I am not using Java much. I found about it from a Stack Overflow answer, somehow hidden... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? Running both on my Linux machine and my Mac M1 machine, without any hack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Corneil d.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Corneil d.") CD Corneil d. Chief Architect Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2023 "Azul Zulu is my first choice" 5/5 What do you like best about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Zulu is available for more platform options than most other distributions. In my experience I'm less likely to encounter regressions because of extensive testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azul Platform Core (Zulu)? Their is not a single aspect of Zulu I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azul Platform Core (Zulu) solving and how is that benefiting you? Availabe for most platforms and trusted validation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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