G2

Alexius Dionysius D.

Technical Architect

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

Updated 12/29/2020

Originally submitted 6/19/2019

"Payara is one of 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 to use 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 separate application server per service. In 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 for an easy-to-use, lightweight, and yet very easy to configure through a console. These applications are hosted in VMs, and Payara's 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

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.

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