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Oracle JDK vs SapMachine: catalog facts
Oracle JDK	SapMachine
Best for: Java developers who want Oracle's official JDK builds	Best for: Developers and teams who want a free, vendor-supported Java runtime
Free + paid options Downloads are available from Oracle, with paid Java SE subscriptions for commercial support.	Free Free to use in development and production, with no licensing fees or subscriptions.
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 certified and close to upstream OpenJDK Long-term support releases maintained by SAP All 3 strengths for SapMachine Java SE certified and close to upstream OpenJDK Long-term support releases maintained by SAP Covers macOS, Windows, Linux and AIX
Oracle's licensing terms are more restrictive than OpenJDK builds Commercial support requires a paid subscription	Few differences from other OpenJDK builds beyond the maintainer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
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 SapMachine sapmachine.io Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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