G2 Vendor Directory

SAPMachine vs. Azul Platform Core (Zulu)

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSAPMachine

by SAP

Azul Platform Core (Zulu)

by Azul Systems

Overall rating4.24.9
Review count2058
Ease of use8.99.9
Ease of setup7.69.7
Quality of support8.79.7
Meets requirements8.99.8
NPS5594.827586
Small Business20.0%60.3%
Mid-Market20.0%24.1%
Enterprise60.0%15.5%
Total page views44147
Total LLM citations22724

SAPMachine

SapMachine is a free, cross-platform, and production-ready distribution of the OpenJDK, maintained by SAP. It serves as the default Java Runtime for SAP's applications and services, ensuring compatibility and reliability. Designed to be Java SE certified, SapMachine supports all major operating systems and offers long-term support releases that include bug fixes and performance enhancements. SAP aims to keep SapMachine closely aligned with OpenJDK, introducing additional features only when absolutely necessary.

Pros

    Azul Platform Core (Zulu)

    Azul Platform Core is designed for the enterprise, with the certified builds, tight security, and cost efficiencies you need to run today’s business–critical, Java-based services. More Trust Built by Java leaders, Azul Platform Core provides 100% open source, fully tested and certified, Java SE standards-compliant, well-curated builds of OpenJDK. More Security Azul Platform Core delivers stabilized builds backed by an industry-leading support SLA, providing quarterly security-only updates for assured rapid deployment into production.

    Pros