Zulu Alternatives
Apps similar to Zulu include OpenJDK, which is free and open source. Other options are Adoptium, Amazon Corretto, Liberica JDK and RedHat OpenJDK. In total there are seven Programming Languages like Zulu for Linux, Windows, Mac and self-hosting.
Alternatives list
The code for Java is open source and available at OpenJDK™. Adoptium provides prebuilt OpenJDK binaries from a fully open-source set of build scripts and infrastructure. Get Docker Images on Docker Hub. Nightlies can be found in the Archive.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
United States
Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK). Corretto comes with long-term support that will include performance enhancements and security fixes.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
- Docker
- Self-Hosted
Liberica is a 100% open-source Java implementation. It is built from OpenJDK which BellSoft contributes to, is thoroughly tested and passed the JCK provided under the license from OpenJDK. The versions of Liberica for Windows x86_64, Windows x86, Mac x86_64, Linux x86_64 and...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new no-cost long-term supported distribution and Microsoft’s new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Java is powerful — but getting started with it rarely feels that way. You fight JDK installs and version conflicts, configure a build tool with pages of XML, and wire up heavyweight frameworks before writing a line of code that matters.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Java
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
- BSD
