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Migration from Oracle WebLogic to Payara Server

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Dominika Tasarz
Published: 26 Feb 2019
Updated: 04 Aug 2025

Migrating from Oracle WebLogic Server to Payara Server can be a simple and straightforward process because both servers rely on the Java EE specifications. Check out our guide for some useful advice on how to migrate!

 

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The guide gives you an overview of Oracle WebLogic features, also outside the area of Java EE, and what the equivalent feature of the Payara Server is or how you can achieve the same end result.

 

Payara Server 5 vs Oracle WebLogic – comparison

FeatureOracle® WebLogic 12R2 (enterprise edition)Payara® Server 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
Release FrequencyIrregularQuarterly for the Community, Monthly for Customers
Production SupportYesYes
Component UpgradesIrregularQuarterly
Supported IDEsEclipse® / NetBeans® / IntelliJ® IDE / JDeveloper®Eclipse / NetBeans / IntelliJ IDE
Support for Java EE ApplicationsJava EE 7Java EE 8
Caching ToolsOracle Coherence / JCacheHazelcast / JCache
ClusteringEvery node runs same appsEvery nodes runs same app or fine grained assignment
Scripting toolWSLTasadmin
Scripting extensionsPython scriptsOS / BASH scripts
Asadmin command recorderNoYes
Deployment FlexibilityDeployment plan (XML based)Variables (System, environment, MicroProfile config values)
Notification channels Monitoring
  • JMX Beans
  • Log files
  • SMTP
  • SNMP
  • JMS
  • JMX Beans
  • Log files
  • SMTP
  • SNMP
  • JMS
  • CDI
  • Slack
  • New Relic
  • Datadog
Slow SQL LoggingNoYes
Health Check ServiceYesYes
Request TracingJAX-RS (Jersey) onlyJAX-RS, CDI, EJB, Servlet, …
OAuth2/OpenId Connect supportRequires Fusion Middleware or custom devNatively supported (through Security API)
Micro Services DistributionNoPayara® Micro
MicroProfile supportNoYes
Uber-jar and Hollow JarNoYes
Docker SupportYesYes
Cloud Providers SupportOracle Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft Azure™, JelasticMicrosoft Azure, Jelastic, Amazon, Oracle Cloud
Zero Deployment downtimeParallel versions with gradual switchParallel versions with one time switch
Upgrade toolYesNo (Coming soon)
JDK SupportYes

Yes (through Azul® JVM)

(as of February 2019)

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