Glassfish Alternatives

Glassfish is described as 'GlassFish v3, built by the GlassFish community, is the first compatible implementation of the Java EE 6 platform specification. Many of the Java EE 6 themes carry over to Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 - flexibility, extensibility, and developer ease of use' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Glassfish for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Java Mobile and Self-Hosted apps. The best Glassfish alternative is Payara Server, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glassfish are JBoss, appserver.io, WebSphere Application Server and Apache Geronimo.

Glassfish

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Glassfish alternatives page was last updated Oct 21, 2019

Payara Server
Payara Server is an open source, cloud-native middleware platform supporting reliable and secure deployments of Java EE (Jakarta EE) applications on premise, in the cloud or hybrid environments.
9 Payara Server alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Web Server
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Java
Payara Server Features
Backend
MicroProfile compatible
Clustering
REST API
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Payara Server VS Glassfish
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Comments about Payara Server as an Alternative to Glassfish

Guest
Payara Server was derived from GlassFish, so they share a lot of the same features. However, Payara Server continues to receive frequent updates, full support, bug fixes, etc for community users and support customers.
Positive comment •Jan 9, 2019
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Guest
Payara Server has everything that GlassFish has plus some more modern features. They share a lot of common code so they mostly work in the same way, meaning you can switch between them without needing to learn new things first.
Positive comment •Jan 10, 2019
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JadonOrtlepp
Payara Server was originally derived from GlassFish when Oracle dropped support.
Positive comment •Jan 9, 2019
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- Almost everyone thinks Payara Server is a great Glassfish alternative.
- Payara Server is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Glassfish.
- Payara Server is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Glassfish.
- Payara Server is Free and Open SourceGlassfish is also Free and Open Source

JBoss
JBoss is Red Hats Java EE 5-compliant (soon Java EE 6-compliant) application server. It is, as with Red Hat itself, dual-licensed either as open source (community edition) or commercially (enterprise edition).
15 JBoss alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JBoss Features
Java based
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JBoss VS Glassfish
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appserver.io
appserver.io is a multithreaded application server for php written in php. Our technology allows real multi-threading in PHP and different useful services for developers enabling more efficiency and security. And best of all – it is completely open source!
7 appserver.io alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- PHP
appserver.io Features
Support for Multiple threads
Timer
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appserver.io VS Glassfish
Is appserver.io a good alternative to Glassfish?
- appserver.io is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Glassfish.
- appserver.io is Free and Open SourceGlassfish is also Free and Open Source

WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server provides the availability and security your business depends on while optimizing cost.
8 WebSphere Application Server alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Java Mobile
WebSphere Application Server VS Glassfish
Is this a good alternative to Glassfish?
- WebSphere Application Server is the most popular commercial alternative to Glassfish.
- WebSphere Application Server is Paid and ProprietaryGlassfish is Free and Open Source

Apache Geronimo
A Java EE 5-certified application server for web and enterprise applications based on Suns Java EE platform specification. The goal of the Geronimo project is to produce a server runtime framework that pulls together the best Open Source alternatives to create runtimes that...
7 Apache Geronimo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Apache Geronimo Features
Java based
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Apache Geronimo VS Glassfish
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JOnAS
JOnAS is a leading edge Java EE 5 certified Open Source OSGi Enterprise Server by OW2. The License used by JOnAS is the LGPL. The OW2 development community includes many academic institutes (Grenoble University, INRIA, LIFL, Peking University, UPM, ...
7 JOnAS alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JOnAS Features
Java based
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Mako Server
The Mako Server is an application server with an API that loosely resembles the Java Servlet API, but where server side web applications are designed in the Lua scripting language. The Mako Server is capable of delivering dynamically generated content faster than Apache can...
13 Mako Server alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Mako Server Features
Portable
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Mako Server VS Glassfish
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