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SapMachine vs Microsoft Build of OpenJDK: catalog facts
SapMachine	Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
Best for: Developers and teams who want a free, vendor-supported Java runtime	Best for: Java developers who want a free, long-term supported JDK
Free Free to use in development and production, with no licensing fees or subscriptions.	Free Free of charge and open source.
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	Long-term supported releases at no cost Builds for macOS, Linux and Windows All 3 strengths for Microsoft Build of OpenJDK Long-term supported releases at no cost Builds for macOS, Linux and Windows Patches are upstreamed to OpenJDK by default
Few differences from other OpenJDK builds beyond the maintainer	One of many OpenJDK distributions with similar contents Support focus leans towards Microsoft's own ecosystem
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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 Microsoft Build of OpenJDK microsoft.com/openjdk Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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