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Red Hat Java 8 Support Ends November 30, 2026.
Ours Doesn’t.

Keep your Java 8 applications secure and supported longer, for less.

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Here’s what unsupported Java 8 means for your team:

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No quarterly updates 

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No monthly security patches (Critical Security Patch Updates or CSPUs) 

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No CVE fixes for non-critical issues

Red Hat’s guidance is to purchase their Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) offering, but Red Hat charges for ELS on a per version AND per OS basis (i.e., Windows support requires a separate subscription) which means that any enterprise already paying for Red Hat’s Java 11 ELS must now buy a second, separate ELS entitlement for Java 8, compounding recurring fees.

Azul Core covers Linux, Windows and macOS as well as every version Java 8+ under one subscription.

Compare your options

Consideration Azul Core Red Hat ELS Unsupported

Quarterly security-only Critical Patch Updates (CPUs)
Quarterly Patch Set Updates (PSUs)
Targeted Monthly Critical Security Patch Updates
Out-of-cycle Critical Security Fixes*
Linux, Windows & Mac support included
IP indemnification
24x7x365 Support SLA
Incident Response/ Root Cause Analysis
Regulatory Compliance/ audit readiness 
Java 8 support ends
Dec 31, 2030
Dec 31, 2030
Nov 30, 2026
Java 11 support ends
Jan 31, 2032
Oct 31, 2027
Oct 31, 2024

*Critical issues only

100% Migration Success

Red Hat builds of OpenJDK and Azul Core are both TCK-certified and 100% binary-compatible, minimizing migration risk.

Azul’s migration tools do the heavy lifting of discovering your JVMs, classifying them, and automating their replacement, reducing both time and resources.

 

Proven Migration Methodology

Best practices, risk mitigation strategies, extensive knowledgebase.

Like-for-Like Builds

Replace your exact Red Hat Build of OpenJDK version with the exact same version of Azul Core, minimizing risk.

Automated Migration Playbooks

Scripted runbooks per scenario can migrate 100’s or even 1000’s of systems with a single command.

Legacy Solutions

Still running Java Applets or Java Web Start? No problem – Azul provides commercially supported open source solutions for both.

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