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Oracle JDK vs Eclipse Temurin: catalog facts
Oracle JDK	Eclipse Temurin
Best for: Java developers who want Oracle's official JDK builds	Best for: Developers and servers that need a free, certified Java runtime
Free + paid options Downloads are available from Oracle, with paid Java SE subscriptions for commercial support.	Free Free to download and use with no licensing fees.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Official Java builds from Oracle, including long-term support releases Full toolchain: compiler, runtime and command-line tools All 3 strengths for Oracle JDK Official Java builds from Oracle, including long-term support releases Full toolchain: compiler, runtime and command-line tools Commercial support available	Java SE TCK certified OpenJDK builds Built from open-source scripts and infrastructure All 3 strengths for Eclipse Temurin Java SE TCK certified OpenJDK builds Built from open-source scripts and infrastructure No licensing fees for production use
Oracle's licensing terms are more restrictive than OpenJDK builds Commercial support requires a paid subscription	Provides the runtime and JDK only, not an IDE or build tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Oracle JDK oracle.com/java Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Eclipse Temurin adoptium.net Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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