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SapMachine vs Azul Zulu: catalog facts
SapMachine	Azul Zulu
Best for: Developers and teams who want a free, vendor-supported Java runtime	Best for: Developers who need a specific Java version installed on any desktop OS
Free Free to use in development and production, with no licensing fees or subscriptions.	Free The Zulu builds of OpenJDK are free to download from Azul.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
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	Builds for every current long-term Java version, back to Java 8 Packages for Windows, macOS and Linux from one page All 3 strengths for Azul Zulu Builds for every current long-term Java version, back to Java 8 Packages for Windows, macOS and Linux from one page Based directly on OpenJDK
Few differences from other OpenJDK builds beyond the maintainer	A runtime and toolkit, with no graphical tools of its own Many vendors ship near-identical OpenJDK builds, so the choice is often about support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception	License: GPL-2.0 with Classpath Exception
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SapMachine sapmachine.io Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Azul Zulu azul.com/downloads Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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