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Java Support Beyond Oracle

More Java versions and platforms than any other vendor (including Java 6 & Java 7)*

Azul customers have access to bug fixes, enhancements, and quarterly and emergency security updates.

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Azul’s commercial product releases are designated with one of two different support lifecycles: Long Term Support (LTS) and Medium Term Support (MTS).

Releases designated as LTS are those same LTS releases as designated by Oracle and the OpenJDK community. For LTS releases, Azul provides at least 8 years of access to bug fixes, security updates, and other (“Production Support”) fixes as needed plus 2 years of additional support intended to advise and assist users to migrate to a newer JDK version (“Extended Support”).

For those releases designed as MTS, Azul provides Production Support for at least 1.5 years after the general availability of the next LTS release, plus an additional 1 year of Extended Support.

For other Java feature releases, Azul will make feature preview or community builds available on its download page for 6 months.

Support lifecycle for existing and planned JDK releases

You can also use the table below to determine the expected availability of public updates and the lifecycle of Oracle’s commercial Java support offerings.

End of Commercial Support
Java SE Release Azul Lifecycle Title Java SE GA Date Oracle End of Free Commercial Use Oracle Java SE Azul Platform Core Azul Platform Prime
Azul Zulu
Builds of OpenJDK
Eclipse Temurin Azul Zing
Builds of OpenJDK
Current Offerings
Java 6
LTS
Dec 2006
Apr 2013
Dec 2018
(12 yrs)
Dec ’18 / Dec ’27*
(12 yrs) / (21 yrs)*
Apr 2017
(11 yrs)
Java 7
LTS
Jul 2011
Apr 2015
July 2022
(11 yrs)
Jul ’22 / Dec ’27*
(11 yrs) / (16 yrs)*
Dec 2021
(10.5 yrs)
Java 8
LTS
Mar 2014
Jan 2019
Dec 2030
(16 yrs)
Dec 2030
(16 yrs)
May 2026
(12 yrs)
Dec 2030
(16 yrs)
Java 9
6 months
Sept 2017
Mar 2018
Mar 2018
(6 mo)
Mar 2018
(6 mo)
Java 10
6 months
Mar 2018
Sept 2018
Sept 2018
(6 mo)
Sept 2018
(6 mo)
Java 11
LTS
Sept 2018
Mar 2019
Jan 2032
(13.5 yrs)
Jan 2032
(13.5 yrs)
Oct 2024
(6 yrs)
Jan 2032
(13.5 yrs)
Java 12
6 months
Mar 2019
Sept 2019
Sept 2019
(6 mo)
Sept 2019
(6 mo)
Java 13
MTS
Sept 2019
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
(6 mo)
Mar 2023
(3.5 yrs)
Mar 2023
(3.5 yrs)
Java 14
6 months
Mar 2020
Sept 2020
Sept 2020
(6 mo)
Sept 2020
(6 mo)
Java 15
MTS
Sept 2020
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
(6 mo)
Mar 2023
(2.5 yrs)
Mar 2023
(2.5 yrs)
Java 16
6 months
Mar 2021
Sept 2021
Sept 2021
(6 mo)
Sept 2021
(6 mo)
Java 17
LTS
Sept 2021
Mar 2022
Sept 2029
(8 yrs)
Sept 2029
(8 yrs)
TBD
Sept 2029
(8 yrs)
Java 18
6 months
Mar 2022
Sept 2022
Sept 2022
(6 mo)
Sept 2022
(6 mo)
Java 19
6 months
Sept 2022
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
(6 mo)
Mar 2023
(6 mo)
Mar 2023
(6 mo)
Java 20
6 months
Mar 2023
Sept 2023
Sept 2023
(6 mo)
Sept 2023
(6 mo)
Java 21
LTS
Sept 2023
Sept 2026
Sept 2031
(8 yrs)
Sept 2031
(8 yrs)
Sep 2029
(7 yrs)
Sept 2031
(8 yrs)
Future Offerings (Est.)
Java 22
6 month
Mar 2024
Sept 2024
Sept 2024
(6 mo)
Sept 2024
(6 mo)
Java 23
6 month
Sept 2024
Mar 2025
Mar 2025
(6 mo)
Mar 2025
(6 mo)
Java 24
6 month
Mar 2025
Sept 2025
Sept 2025
(6 mo)
Sept 2025
(6 mo)

* Only for those customers who have purchased extended Production Support for Java 6 or 7. Additional builds that may be provided during the extended Production Support period are not TCK-tested. Contact Azul for further information.

Additional Notes

  • Oracle information is taken from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html.
  • The dates shown above for the Azul products are for the end of the Production Support term. Add an additional 2 years, 1 year, and 6 months for Extended Support for LTS, MTS, and STS releases respectively.
  • For Azul products or Java SE releases shown above which have not yet been released for general availability, Azul product availability and lifecycle designation are estimates and preliminary, and subject to change.
  • Commercial support for Azul products may be available for periods longer than shown above. Contact Azul Sales for more information.
  • For further information about the changes to the Java SE release cadence, Oracle’s announced support offerings, and further detail regarding Azul’s LTS and MTS releases, visit https://azul.com/products/core.

Other Releases

From time to time, Azul may offer “Feature Preview”, “Early Access” or “Not Supported” versions publicly or to select Azul customers. These releases are explicitly not supported in any manner.