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hudson q.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Robust Java EE Solution with Complex Management"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

Payara Server excels in providing a robust Java EE application environment. With strong community backing, frequent updates, and enterprise support options, it's a reliable choice for scalable deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Managing Payara Server can be daunting for newcomers due to its complexity. Additionally, enterprise support comes at a premium, and resource demands may strain smaller setups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server
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It's great to hear that Payara Server's features like clustering, automatic failover, and session replication are helping to ensure the reliability and continuous availability of your mission-critical applications.

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Daniel B.
Accountant
Automotive
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"easy to run"
4/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

The payara server runs applications locally and this makes it simple , payara server 6.2024.2 allows using multi-langauge in development of application. Easy to open a terminal and navigate to the project rooot without interface. The java version, java SE 8,11,17 and 21 are appropriate annd simple to install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Payara server doesnot give full details on how to run the application. 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 glad to hear that you find it easy to run and that it supports multiple languages. We appreciate your feedback about the lack of detailed instructions and will work on improving this aspect.

Rose G.
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Rose G.
Operations Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Trusted cloud hosting platform"
5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

It offers secure hosting services with flexible opayment options that can favor business enterprises of different sizes. The customer support team has experts that are conversant in Jakarta EE and MicroProfile services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Payara Server is evre great in provision of hosting services and nothing wrong with its setup. 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 our hosting services. We're committed to maintaining a secure infrastructure and providing reliable support for your Java applications.

Fatih E.
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Fatih E.
Managing Partner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"One of the best application servers on the market for Java enterprise applications"
5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

It is an application server solution that provides high-quality Enterprise support and significantly contributes to the development of open-source technologies and Jakarta EE.

The biggest features that distinguish it from other products are:

1- Much higher quality Enterprise Support service

2- Easy configuration and user-friendly management console

3- Stable performance and monitoring/management tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

I honestly have nothing negative to say for now. Maybe, Payara can continue to produce solutions that will not fall behind its competitors, especially in the management of microservices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Payara Fish of Payara Server
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Thank you for the glowing review. And we definitely have plans to stay up to date in the management of microservices - watch this space!

Luca M.
LM
Luca M.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Review for Payara Glassfish"
4/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

The admin console is really good, you don't need to use the command line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

It is really difficult to setup if you want to use it in a Docker. 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 the admin console easy to use! We understand that setting up Payara Server in Docker can be challenging, and we're constantly working to improve the user experience in that area.

Verified User in Computer Software
CC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best Application Server for Jakarta EE Applications. Hassle Free, Reliable, Just Works."
5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

The stability of the application server is just amazing. Once you install and get it runnig (which isn't a very complex task even for production environments) you can completely forget about it. It just continues to work. No problems out of the box.

There's ample documentation on their website and the forum is pretty responsive.

It supports all the latest Jakarta EE specifications.

"Stickiness in production" is a term I use to describe the longevity of applciations that run within enterprise and business environments. It simply reflects the time since the application is deployed and continues to work without any issues. It can easily be a couple of years before you'd need to get back to the server to update it. This is of course barring security patches and updates which will force you to upgrade your environment sooner.

The forum is a great place to get answers. Of course, if you're on the enterprise tier,t hen there's a super responsive and knowledgeable support team to help you out of any complex issues.

There's numerous integration choices with different identity providers and database systesm. There's a very good telemetry and monitoring system bundled with the enterprise edition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Nothing much really! The release cadence can be a bit too fast sometimes which isn't a bad thing! 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 Payara Server to be stable and reliable, with great documentation and responsive forum support. We appreciate your feedback on the release cadence and will take it into consideration for future improvements.

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Merlin B.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Modern Cloud Deployments with Jakarta EE"
4/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

Payara Server and the whole surrounding toolset make at very pleasent to deploy Jakarta EE Applications in a modern cloud Enviroment. Cloud and Jakarta EE make it pretty easy to migrate not only Applcication but also reuse existing knowled of your team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Sadly the cloud product is not that cheap. It makes it hard to train your team for this plattform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server
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Thank you for highlighting the benefits of Payara Server in supporting new techniques with up-to-date Jakarta EE support.

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Jason R.
Director
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Exactly what it says in the tin"
5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

I was looking for an easy server facility and came across Payara. It's simplicity of use is perfect as I have some inexperienced staff who were using it. Perfect for web hosting and so far 100% up time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

Very little to be honest it was exactly what I needed 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 Payara Server has been easy to use and reliable for your web hosting needs. Thank you for sharing your positive experience!

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Herbert F.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Payara is the Supersonic Server for deployment J2EE apps"
5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

-very intutitive

-easy to setup and deploy

-monitoring and incident response features

- a product think for developers (straight to the point) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

- a couple of messages or interaction might be improved

- the UI needs revision on some mobile devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jadon Ortlepp of Payara Server
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We're happy to hear that you find Payara Server straightforward and developer-friendly. We'll definitely take your feedback about improving messages and UI on mobile devices into account for future enhancements.

Kevin M.
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Kevin M.
Développeur Java chez Fedris
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"our experience with payara is really good. much better than with glassfish"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Payara Server?

regular release, compatible with different version of java Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payara Server?

deletion of deployment order in redeploy 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 Payara Server! We're pleased to hear that you find the regular releases and compatibility with different Java versions beneficial. We understand your concern about the deletion of deployment order during redeploy and will take note of it. It's great to know that Payara Server has provided you with a more stable and efficient environment.