How much does Java cost?

No price is published on the record we hold for Java, which is listed as open-source. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.

Does Java have a free plan?

Yes, Java is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.

Which enterprise software tools can I use without paying?

1 of the 1 enterprise software tools listed alongside Java have a free tier: Angular.

What am I actually paying for with Java?

The record lists 29 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for enterprise application development, android application development, server-side and backend services.

Does Java charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these Java prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare Java against before paying?

The closest enterprise software tools in this directory are Angular. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Java covering price, platforms and features.

Enterprise Software · pricing

Java pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Java. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the enterprise software tools listed alongside it.

Entry price: Free
Model: Open-source
Tiers: -
Free tier: Yes

What is on record

The Java catalogue entry carries no price and a open-source pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Java review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full Java feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Core

Object-oriented programming
Platform independence
Automatic memory management
Multithreading
Rich standard library
Strong typing
Exception handling
Reflection

Integrations

Spring Framework
Maven
Gradle
Hibernate
Apache Tomcat
Jenkins
Eclipse
IntelliJ IDEA

Security

Security manager
Cryptographic APIs
Secure coding practices

Deployment

Server deployment
Desktop deployment
Mobile deployment
Enterprise deployment

Platform

Windows support
Macos support
Linux support
Unix support
Android support

Localization

Java language support

People bring Java in for enterprise application development, android application development, server-side and backend services, large-scale distributed systems. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Java are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Enterprise Software

Too few enterprise software tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.

Java entry price against other Enterprise Software tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
Java (this page)	Free	open-source	-
Angular	Free	-	-	vs Java

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Java badges page.

Before you pay for Java

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

Java runs on windows, linux, macos, and is published by Oracle Corporation of Austin, TX. The full record is on the Java review, and the rest of the category is under best enterprise software tools.

Java pricing on the vendor's own site

Java pricing questions

How much does Java cost?: No price is published on the record we hold for Java, which is listed as open-source. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
Does Java have a free plan?: Yes, Java is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.
Which enterprise software tools can I use without paying?: 1 of the 1 enterprise software tools listed alongside Java have a free tier: Angular.
What am I actually paying for with Java?: The record lists 29 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for enterprise application development, android application development, server-side and backend services.
Does Java charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these Java prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare Java against before paying?: The closest enterprise software tools in this directory are Angular. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Java covering price, platforms and features.