GraalVM Alternatives (January 2026)

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Alpaquita Linux is the Alpine-based build fine-tuned for Java with glibc and musl support. Ideal for cloud deployment, containers, and native images.

SapMachine : The OpenJDK release maintained and supported by SAP

The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new no-cost long-term supported distribution and Microsoft’s new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem.

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Red Hat Runtimes includes a collection of cloud-native runtimes for developing Java or JavaScript applications on OpenShift.

Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java EE-based composite applications and provides a complete end-to-end development for Oracle

Apache TomEE is a lightweight, yet powerful, JavaEE Application server with feature rich tooling.