Payara Server Reviews & Product Details

I like that it is scalable and adapts to various databases. Additionally, I can monitor what happens in my instance and have visibility of its operation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Personally, I would like to have real-time monitoring graphs to better visualize the information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its ease, I like that documentation exists Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scalability, try to migrate to version 6 but it got too complicated for me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1) Familiar look and feel as GlassFish, so easy migration.

2) Stable and easy to configure.

3) Quick new release cycle with upgrade and fixes.

4) Easy migration from weblogic to payara server.

5) Excellent support documentation and blogs.

6) Robust community version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1) Some rendering issue of admin console with Firefox browser

2) DB connections can't be updated on runtime.

3) Sometimes, too many experimental features in community version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payara Server is fully compatible with the Jakarta EE 10 specifications and it is accompanied by extensive documentation. While attempting to implement my university project, my goal was to utilize the Jakarta Security 3.0 specification with Auth0. However, I faced challenges while using Wildfly and Glassfish. Fortunately, Payara Server was able to help me quickly run the Jakarta Security 3.0 specification with Auth0 for my university project. I successfully integrated openid-connect in my project thanks to the Payara Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first, I found it a bit challenging to use Payara Server compared to Eclipse GlassFish. However, after some time, I was able to deploy my university project on it successfully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payara boasts excellent performance even under peak workloads, broad compatibility with frameworks and tools, and is highly Secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Documentation is not always 'friendly'; configuration might be a bit complex for less experienced users/admins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was very happy to see there's good support for microservices with the server. I liked the fact that it's derived from GlassFish which I know from the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maybe that it's a bit less lightweight than Apache TomCat but I don't know Payara Server long enough to know if that's really something I have to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Regular updates to ensure optimum performance.

The product is stress free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to dislike, apart from extra work to incorporate released updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payara server security along with performance optimization features make deploying and administering of our Java EE applications makes extremely efficient and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrating with specific third party tools and libraries can be more difficult than with other servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payara offers extensive framework and tool compatibility, privacy, and exceptional performance even under intense usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although setting may be a little complicated for individuals with less knowledge, documentation is not familiar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

provides outstanding speed and responsiveness by using connection pooling, thread management, and optimized JVM configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

some features or optimizations may be lacking when compared to other top application servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.