Azul, a 100 percent Java-focused company, has acquired Payara, a global provider of enterprise-grade solutions for Jakarta EE (Java EE)-based applications and microservices for hybrid and cloud-native deployments. The transaction comes after nearly eight years of collaboration between the two companies.
Integrated offerings will continue to provide customers with a unified, enterprise-grade Java platform based on open-source that are designed to support an organization’s entire Java fleet, from business-critical applications to IoT, microservices and modern Java frameworks, officials said.
Payara’s engineering expertise and go-to-market experience in the Java EE space is expected to strengthen Azul’s Java platform with complementary products and enhanced market reach. With the acquisition, Azul now provides commercially supported, open-source solutions across the Java application stack, officials said.
“This strategic acquisition is further testament to Azul’s commitment to support the needs of our global enterprise customer base,” said Scott Sellers, co-founder and CEO of Azul. “Payara delivers proven products that are naturally synergistic with our existing offerings and brings additional deep technical expertise to the world’s largest independent Java engineering team. Together, we will accelerate growth and innovation, expand our roadmap and deliver even greater value to our customers.”
“This is a major new chapter for Payara,” said Steve Millidge, founder and CEO at Payara. “After a strong and long-standing partnership with Azul, combining forces is the natural next step and positions us for accelerated growth. Together, we will strengthen mission-critical solutions for enterprise Java customers and deliver greater performance, security and innovation across the Java ecosystem.”
