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Payara Server Reviews & Product Details

Payara Server is a fully supported, developer friendly, open source Java application server originally derived from Glassfish as a drop in replacement. Payara Server’s architecture is innovative, cloud-native and optimized for production deployments. Officially compatible with Jakarta EE and Eclipse MicroProfile, the application server is developed in collaboration with an industry-leading DevOps team and the global Payara community to ensure Payara Server is the best option for production Jakarta EE (Java EE) applications today and in the future..

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Payara Services Ltd

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Product Description

Payara Server is a fully supported, developer-friendly, open source application server. Payara Server's architecture is innovative, cloud-native and optimized for production deployments. The application server, compatible with Eclipse MicroProfile, is built and supported by a team of DevOps engineers dedicated to the continued development and maintenance of the open source software and committed to optimizing Payara Server as the best option for production Java EE applications.

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Time to Implement

5 months

Return on Investment

23 months

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Payara Server Media

Payara Server Console - Common Tasks

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Verified User in Environmental Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/16/2021

"Good JakartaEE application server / replacement for Glassfish under active development"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

- Easy migration from Glassfish as a drop-in replacement without issues

- Active development and regular releases

- Open Source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

- Issues like memory leaks in several past released in combination with HTTP/2, TLS 1.3

- Slow adoption to new JakartaEE versions

- Enterprise model fits more large enterprises than small businesses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for sharing how Payara Server helps you concentrate on business logic and utilize JakartaEE capabilities. We are committed to providing solutions that benefit businesses of all sizes.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/3/2022

"Best way to increase productivity"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

We can include more features and can increase productivity also migrating to server is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

It is good for containerized applications but when comes to IOT it lacks many features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for your review! We really appreciate you taking the time. Are there any specific IOT features you would like to see?

Ralph S.

CTO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2022

"Ralph"

5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

stability of server realeases and the simple way to configure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Nothing at all. Maybe payara is a little bit slow in startup compared to wildfly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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We're thrilled to hear that you find our server stable and easy to configure. We're working on optimizing the startup time to provide a smoother experience. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2022

"I use the Payara server for my JSF projects and I am very happy with it, easy configuration."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

installation, configuration, and maintenance very easy. High availability and flexibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

I don't have any negative points for the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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We're glad to hear that you find Payara Server easy to install, configure, and maintain. It's great to know that it's been beneficial for your web projects, such as JSF.

Kripal S.

Tech Consultant - Identity and Access Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/30/2021

"great APP server"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

great 10 year software lifecycle , no need to constant upgrade of java environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

open source makes it complicated, the need for more support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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We're glad to hear that you're enjoying the 10-year software lifecycle and the simplified Java environment with Payara Server!

Ruy M.

Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/30/2021

"I didn't use the product enough for an indication"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

The integrated environment is a great feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

I haven't tested it enough to see the negatives yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for sharing your experience with the integrated environment feature. We hope that as you continue to explore Payara Server, you will find it beneficial for solving any challenges you may encounter.

Alexius Dionysius D.

Technical Architect

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/19/2019

"Payara is one the best performing and easy to configure servers out there"

5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

Small memory footprint

Fully JEE compliant with an exceptional administration console

Very good performance

Easy to Dockerise Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

It should provide out of the box support as an embedded server for spring boot applications

Let's Encrypt certificates should be installed through the admin console

A wizard like procedure for clustering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Payara Server:

It is recommended for any type of jee and/or Spring application. Unless there are proprietary framework restrictions there is no reason not using Payara. The pricing model for enterprise support is very nice and I would definitely recommend it. The case where it is least recommended is when you need a seperate application server per service. At this case there might be better options for this job even though I am not very sure and need to test more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payara Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is currently being used at three clients to host spring boot applications. There are applications with both enterprise capabilities and simple websites and newsletters. It addresses the need of an easy to use lightweight and yet very easy to configure through a console. These application are hosted in VMs and Payaras small memory footprint without making any discounts in JEE capabilities is ideal for that environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Payara Server. We're thrilled to hear that you appreciate its small memory footprint, JEE compliance, exceptional administration console, and performance. Your feedback on the areas for improvement, such as embedded server support for Spring Boot applications, Let's Encrypt certificate installation, and clustering procedures, is valuable and will be taken into consideration for future enhancements. We appreciate your recommendation of Payara Server for JEE and Spring applications, as well as your recognition of the benefits of the pricing model for enterprise support. It's great to know that Payara Server is effectively meeting your needs for hosting a variety of applications and providing ease of configuration in a lightweight environment with strong JEE capabilities.

Verified User in Banking

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/2/2021

"I would recommend the Payara"

4/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

Easy to configure, has a very organized and powerful configuration panel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

I believe it could have more significant support in the Portuguese language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for your positive feedback about the configuration panel of Payara Server. We understand the importance of language support and will work towards providing better support in Portuguese.

Anthea M.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/15/2020

"It has been being of great help to me to carry out my software developments in a fairly simple way"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

For me, Payara Server has turned out to be the perfect application to manage in a safe, easy and fast way everything related to my web developments, since I can very easily emulate a web server from my computer without presenting any kind of inconvenience or that affects the performance of my computer, the fact that it allows me to host my web pages created remotely after installing this on my computer is also very helpful since it not only allows me to have a local testing environment where I can test and modify my developments, but also gives me a space to perform operational and performance tests with the web page already hosted on the server, in such a way that I can verify that the domain can be accessed without any inconvenience, it has a large number of information and documentation that has been very useful in case of any problem or inconvenience, allowing me to solve it on my own without the need to contact the customer support team, the ease and simplicity of initial setups also turns out to be quite impressive, as you don't need to waste a great deal of time trying to set everything up properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Performing some integrations of the security certificates can be a difficult task to achieve, especially when it comes to integrating the SSL certificate, which makes it practically impossible for me to configure all this in a short time, which should be an easier task to perform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payara Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has been being of great help to me to carry out my software developments in a fairly simple, easy and fast way by allowing me to have at my disposal everything I need to test my web pages in terms of design, performance and operation through the emulation of a web server from my computer, without having to pay monthly fees to professional web hosting services while I am in the design and creation stage of the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Payara Server. We're pleased to hear that it has provided you with the tools you need for testing and modifying your web developments. We understand the challenges with integrating security certificates and will continue to work on improving this aspect.

Omos A.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/25/2019

"Payara's Server Ease of use is Great"

5/5

What do you like best about Payara Server?

Great Administration Console for application management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Not found any yet. Maybe the ability to easily add/install SSL certificates specifically LetsEncrypt. Overall The Engineers at Payara always keep the server up to date with constant improvements, updates and bug fixes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Payara Server:

Recommended server if you are looking to develop and host Java/Jakarta EE applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payara Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Payara Server is currently used by a client to host their database driven application provided by the Jelastic Cloud Platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server

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Thank you for your positive feedback! We're always looking for ways to make it easier to add/install SSL certificates, including LetsEncrypt, and we'll take your suggestion into consideration.