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Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription

Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription helps improve efficiency and security posture across your Java estate with centralized fleet visibility, vulnerability insights, and proactive updates. Access updates for older Java versions to keep mission‑critical apps running in production. Boost performance with Enterprise Performance Pack and streamline operations with Java Management Service, reducing risk and optimizing costs across desktop, server, and cloud.

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Java 27 is now available

JDK 27 delivers a major post-quantum cryptography milestone for Java, along with performance, stability, and developer productivity improvements that help enterprises run and modernize business-critical applications.

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Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development

Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription to enhance Samsung’s security and streamline licensing for its mission-critical operations.

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Java in the Era of AI & Cloud Native Innovation

According to a recent VDC Research study, Java is the #1 language for cloud native development. Java remains the trusted foundation for enterprises and the go-to language for developers building the next generation of innovative solutions.

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Java Value Engineering

Our success comes from your success. Java SE Universal Subscription offers more than flexibility over your Java adoption and tooling. Our Java success consultants and engineering services bring technical expertise and help address your needs with workshops, training, and other support included with your subscription.

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New in Java Verified Portfolio
With Jipher 20, Java Verified Portfolio adds Oracle-backed support for a Java Cryptographic Service Provider. Helidon 27, JavaFX 27, and Java Platform Extension for VS Code updates further help teams build, modernize, and support Java applications.

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Java security readiness advancements
JDK 27 advances PQC readiness, with Oracle roadmap to bring PQC capabilities to supported Oracle JDK LTS releases. Java is also adding targeted monthly CSPUs, when needed, to help customers patch faster and remain on the security baseline.

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Helidon 27 is now available
Helidon 27 provides a cloud native, open source Java framework for microservices powered by Java virtual threads, with Helidon AI updates for A2A, MCP, and LangChain4j. Included in Java Verified Portfolio to give customers clearer support and upgrade planning.

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Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription features and benefits

Modernize, safeguard, and accelerate your Java investment with the enterprise solution for organizations that prioritize stability, security, and support without compromising their ability to innovate.

Oracle Java Management Service

Java Management Service (JMS) is an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service that discovers, manages, and helps secure enterprise Java estates across on‑premises (endpoints and servers), OCI, and multicloud deployments. It delivers unified visibility, automated patching and inventory, vulnerability insights, and agentless application analysis for migration and performance, reducing risk and operational overhead while improving efficiency and compliance at scale.

Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack

Oracle brings JDK 17 performance to JDK 8 server workloads

Oracle Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack (EPP) makes the significant memory management and performance improvements brought to Java from the releases between JDK 8 and JDK 17 available to JDK 8 users. EPP is a drop‑in runtime for JDK 8 workloads that helps improve performance and memory efficiency. Typical results include faster response times and lower CPU utilization—no code changes required.

Case study: Oracle Java Enterprise Performance Pack for Oracle Fusion (PDF)
On-demand webinar: Bring JDK 17 performance to JDK 8 workloads
Documentation: Oracle Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack
Release notes: Oracle Java Enterprise Performance Pack
Blog: Meet the Java Enterprise Performance Pack (EPP)
Blog: Introducing the Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack

Java Verified Portfolio

Trusted Java innovation: Security, provenance, and enterprise-grade support

Oracle Java Verified Portfolio (JVP) delivers unmatched trust and integrity by providing Oracle-tested tools, libraries, and services—all distributed with reliable security patches, clear support timelines, and JDK compatibility mappings. Centralized access and streamlined licensing make it easy to find, deploy, and maintain validated components, reducing risk and simplifying compliance across your Java supply chain. Backed by Oracle’s leadership and fully aligned with OCI and enterprise needs, JVP empowers organizations to innovate confidently with transparent provenance, ongoing updates, and unified enterprise-grade support.

The Java Verified Portfolio is included at no additional cost for all OCI customers’ Java workloads and Java SE Subscription customers, with many releases available free to all users.

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Enhanced security

Security posture and risk management

Enhance your organization’s security posture with centralized visibility, actionable insights, and timely updates across your Java estate. Java SE Universal Subscription helps you identify risk, prioritize remediation, and keep mission‑critical systems current across desktop, server, and cloud, while helping support regulatory compliance and policy alignment. Optimize your enterprise Java with expert troubleshooting, actionable guidance, and tips to secure your applications. Learn to configure proper cryptography, enforce security settings, and keep Java up to date.

Fleet‑wide inventory and outdated‑version detection to highlight exposure.
Vulnerability assessment with CVE insights for third‑party libraries.
Crypto Event Analysis to flag weak or deprecated algorithms before they cause failures.
Oracle Jipher helps address FIPS 140 requirements and simplifies strong cryptography via a preconfigured provider.
Access to tested updates for supported older Oracle JDK versions, monthly Critical Security Patch Updates (CSPUs), and quarterly Critical Path Updates (CPUs) to help keep environments current.
Automated reporting for stakeholders to help support governance and compliance readiness.
Java Migration Analysis guidance to help plan secure paths to newer versions.
Triage support to help accelerate issue resolution across your Java portfolio.
Performance and usage analytics to help prioritize risk remediation and standardization.

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AI readiness and efficiency

AI-ready Java foundations

Build and scale AI features on a trusted Java base. Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription provides trusted, fully supported Oracle JDKs, expert help, and fleet automation so your teams can focus on delivering AI outcomes instead of maintaining Java versions and environments. Leverage Java’s portability, observability, and rich ecosystem while keeping legacy services productive and modern apps ready for AI.

Trusted, fully supported Oracle Java across desktop, server, containers, and cloud.
Access to updates for supported older JDKs to keep long‑lived services AI‑capable.
Enterprise Performance Pack boosts Java 8 performance without code changes.
Migration guidance to adopt newer JDKs that power modern AI frameworks and tooling.
JVM performance insights and tuning to improve throughput and lower latency for AI services.
Unified fleet management to standardize baselines and reduce operational toil.
Predictable release cadence to plan adoption of new Java capabilities, such as Vector API and FFM.
24/7 Premier Support and triage to help keep AI-enabled services reliable and resilient.

Oracle Java Releases, CPUs, and BPRs

Stay current on your terms. Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription provides access to tested updates for all supported Oracle JDK versions, targeted monthly Critical Security Patch Updates (CSPUs), predictable quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPUs), and Bundled Patch Releases (BPRs) for urgent, customer reported issues, helping reduce risk and maximize uptime across desktops, servers, containers, and cloud.

Access extensively and continuously tested Oracle JDK updates for supported long-term support (LTS) and non LTS versions.
Quarterly CPUs to help address vulnerabilities and stability issues on a predictable cadence.
Targeted CSPUs to provide an opportunity every month for targeted fixes that address high-priority vulnerabilities, instead of having to wait until the next quarterly CPU.
BPRs deliver urgent fixes between CPUs for qualifying customer issues.
Continued production use and updates for older JDKs beyond permissive licensing.
Broad platform coverage and rigorous testing to help ensure reliability.
Centralized download and policy controlled distribution via Java Management Service.
Audit ready reporting to track update status and version governance.
Premier Support and triage to accelerate issue resolution.

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Oracle Premier Support for Java

Get always-on expertise for your entire Java estate. Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription includes 24/7/365 Oracle Premier Support and triage across desktops, servers, containers, and cloud, helping reduce downtime, accelerate resolution, and keep critical applications running.

24/7/365 access to Oracle Java experts.
Triage support for your entire Java portfolio, including third‑party libraries and runtimes.
Faster fixes with Bundled Patch Releases (BPRs) for urgent issues between quarterly updates.
Guidance, best practices, and root‑cause analysis to help prevent repeat incidents.
Direct access to tested updates and patches via My Oracle Support.
Help aligning updates to policy, audit, and compliance requirements.
Broad platform coverage backed by extensive regression testing.
Optional success programs and workshops to maximize subscription value.

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Oracle stewardship and the Java ecosystem

Oracle’s long-term stewardship sustains Java’s innovation and stability, leading core engineering, infrastructure, testing, and global programs that help the community learn, build, and thrive. We support an ecosystem that powers mission‑critical software worldwide. Take advantage of our extensive resources, such as OpenJDK and standards leadership and developer education and events.

OpenJDK leadership and ongoing investment in the platform’s evolution.
Standards leadership, participation, and support, such as Java Community Process (JCP), to guide Java’s future.
Global developer programs and events, including JavaOne.
Developer hubs and content: dev.java, inside.java, blogs, newsletters, and more.
Official Java social channels and the Java YouTube channel for releases, tips, and talks.
Oracle University: role-based Java training and industry-recognized certifications.
Oracle Academy: free academic resources for educators and students worldwide.
learn.java: guided learning paths, including support for AP Computer Science curricula.
Extensive test infrastructure and engineering resources backing Java quality at scale.
Collaborative ecosystem with enterprises, open source projects, and user groups worldwide.

dev.java: the destination for Java developers, with hundreds of tutorials, news, and videos from the experts
Inside Java: News and views from members of the Java team at Oracle
learn.java: the destination for beginners, students, and teachers of Java
OpenJDK: The place to collaborate on an open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects
Java Community Process (JCP): the mechanism for developing standard technical specifications for Java technology

End of support for GraalVM in Java SE Products.

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Oracle Fusion Applications reduces OPEX and boosts performance with Oracle Java Enterprise Performance Pack

To meet critical customer needs for performance, memory improvements, cost savings, and more, Oracle Fusion Applications use Oracle Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack (EPP), improving application response times by 40% and decreasing CPU utilization by 25%. Using EPP, the Oracle Fusion team was able to keep the design patterns and code they had previously created while realizing significant gains in performance both in compute and memory usage.

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September 15, 2026

The Arrival of Java 27

Donald Smith | Vice President, Java Product Management

Learn how Java 27 advances post-quantum readiness, performance, and developer productivity for modern enterprise applications.

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Java SE Universal Subscription license resources

The enterprise-wide, term-based Java SE Universal Subscription model includes cloud deployment, server, and desktop licensing and support. Simple, per-employee pricing eliminates issues of precisely accounting for JDK instances in bare metal, virtualized, and containerized servers across desktops, on-premises, and in clouds.

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Other Java SE products

Oracle Java SE Advanced, Java SE Advanced Desktop, Java SE Suite, Java SE Subscription, and Java SE Desktop Subscription products have transitioned to Java SE Universal Subscription to provide more flexibility. Customers who have these products, and/or use Oracle Java SE with an Oracle product, will continue to receive support and updates as usual. New or existing customers who want commercial Java SE licenses and support can now choose Java SE Universal Subscription.