Our Story
From open source roots to global enterprise success, Payara’s journey has been defined by innovation, collaboration, and reliability. We continue to empower developers and organizations to build, deploy, and manage modern Jakarta EE and Java applications with ease.
Powering Enterprise Java Innovation—
so your mission-critical apps run Flawlessly
Enterprises often face the challenge of running mission-critical Java applications with reliability and support. Payara started as an open source, production-ready, fully supported application server to meet that need.
Since then, we’ve evolved from an application server into a complete Java platform. Today, Payara empowers platform engineering teams globally to easily deploy, manage, scale, and modernize enterprise Java workloads. From Payara Server and Payara Micro to Payara Qube, our unified platform simplifies deployment, accelerates modernization, and ensures long-term stability for enterprise Java applications.
Why “Payara”?
We chose the Payara fish—a powerful South American predator—to symbolize strength, evolution, and enterprise-grade resilience.
Milestones
Defining moments on our path to enterprise excellence.
First US Customer
Expansion into APAC region
Joined the Eclipse Foundation; launched Payara 5; opened EU subsidiary
Queen’s Award for International Trade followed by multiple corporate and product awards
Released Payara 6
150,000+ monthly users
Strengthened Leadership Team
Launch of Payara Qube
Finalist of the Computing Cloud Excellence Awards
Our Mission and Vision
Mission
We deliver the leading secure and scalable platform, ensuring your mission-critical Java applications perform flawlessly, allowing you to focus on what truly matters.
Vision
From complexity to simplicity. Powering global enterprises with an intelligent Java platform.
Our global team of experts delivers an intelligent, high-performance Java platform while actively shaping the future of Java and empowering its worldwide community.
Core Values
Grow
- We stay curious, daring to try something new.
- We seek and share knowledge, powering up our potential.
- We apply our learnings to improve ourselves and Payara, embracing change and new opportunities.
Openness
- We are transparent about the information that matters.
- We are open to new ideas.
- We thrive on continuous, two-way feedback.
Trust
- We make decisions based on trust and sound judgement.
- We deliver on our commitments.
- We speak up when we need to.
Excellence
- We aim for exceptional performance in everything we do.
- We are hungry for success.
- We strive to enhance ourselves, our teams and our company.
Passion
- We love what we do and know that it matters.
- We stay determined through pursuit of our goals.
- We inspire others with our energy.
Initiative
- We are proactive self-starters who think creatively.
- We find solutions that push the boundaries
- We are flexible in our approach, adapting to change.
Community
- We are proudly customer centric.
- We collaborate with ours, building strong relationships.
- We actively include, support and respect each other.
Trusted by Global Leaders Across Industries
With a relentless focus on stability, security, and flexibility, Payara enables
enterprises in unlocking the full value of their Java investments.
“Having commercial support from Payara, who own the codebase, really takes open-source to the next level. They validated our configuration, made recommendations for improvement, and gave us confidence we were getting the most out of the product and making the best decisions from the start.”
Neil Openshaw
Senior Manager
Software Engineering
“The biggest impact has been the ability to scale our operations and grow our user-base. With Payara, we’ve been able to increase the number of users that we serve by 4 times.”
Reid Watson
Senior Associate Software Developer
“Partnering with Payara Server Enterprise has been a game-changer for us at LinkPulse. Their expert support, reliable 24/7 service, and long-term lifecycle have allowed us to deliver seamless migrations and maintain critical public sector systems without interruption.”
Fernando Maldonado
Project Leader
“’Using Payara Enterprise support enables us to get our APIs more stable and we feel more confident in the service we provide to our customers”
Stefan Ajderev
IT Infrastructure and Security Manager at DPD
Shaping the Future of the Industry
To support the ongoing growth of Jakarta EE, Payara Services leads the Eclipse GlassFish project, the reference implementation from the Eclipse Foundation. If you are using GlassFish today, we encourage you to explore the Payara Foundation and the Payara Platform Community where innovation and community-driven development continue to advance Jakarta EE for the future. For mission-critical production environments, the best choice is Payara Platform Enterprise, offering the security, stability, and support required in professional deployments.
Get InvolvedGrowing Together
Make a Real Impact
Join a fully remote, global team where every voice matters and innovation thrives.
Sustainability
Driving responsible growth with initiatives that minimize our environmental impact.
Social Responsibility
Investing in open source, education, and community programs that give back.
Awards & Recognition
Honored with global awards and recognizing our excellence and innovation.