

Is Oracle’s OpenJDK limited in functionality vs the Oracle JDK? As Oracle notes “ from Java 11 forward, therefore, Oracle JDK builds and OpenJDK builds will be essentially identical.” Some of the differences are delineated in links below. The OpenJDK, as the name suggests, is and was an open-sourced version of the JDK for Java SE that is unsupported and historically lacked a few features of the commercial version. The Oracle JDK is a supported version of the JDK that software companies license and sometimes distribute as part of their own software solutions.


These are the Oracle JDK and the OpenJDK. Oracle currently provides two key options to obtain the JDK, which is the platform that provides resources for building and running Java applications. Disclaimer before we get going: of course, consult your legal and compliance teams before you make any decisions around Java 11 adoption or distribution.įirst of all, what are the options to get or distribute Java 11? There’s a bit of confusion in the market around Java 11 licensing, so it seems appropriate to share some thoughts and hopefully add some value by saving you the research.
