The slow but steady shift toward Oracle Java alternatives
For most of the respondents, the burden of staying compliant under Oracle’s evolving rules has become too great, prompting a shift toward open-source Java alternatives that offer greater cost savings, security, reliability, transparency, and flexibility.
Nearly 51% of respondents in the survey cited security and reliability as the primary consideration when deciding to move off Oracle Java, followed by 42% citing cost reduction including audits, and 40% citing simpler compliance.
Out of the 500 respondents, 15% said that they had already completed their migration off Oracle Java, 22% said that they had started their migration journey with 25% actively planning a migration.
Another 17% said that they wanted to move off Oracle Java but have not started planning their migration yet. A separate research report from Azul based on the 2025 State of Java Survey and Report — that surveyed over 2,000 Java users globally, points out that respondents cited software quality, keeping software current, flexibility to update software, cost savings, visibility into the source code, and alignment with open standards as the primary reasons behind opting for open source alternatives to Oracle Java.
