The short answer: A Java license check shows where Java runs in your estate, which of it is Oracle’s, and what you may owe. Our Java License Analyzer does this with an almost fully automated scan. It reports on Oracle and non-Oracle Java, tracks how much Oracle Java you use and points to ways to fix gaps and rebalance.
Java license check with the Java License Analyzer
The tool gives insight into your Java deployments, license use and costs. It comes in two editions:
- Standard Edition
- Premier Services Edition, which includes the Standard Edition features and consulting services
See the Java License Analyzer page for its features.
Why a check matters
Oracle has often built new revenue from older products and license models, and Java is a case. In January 2019 Oracle changed its Java license policy. In January 2023 it changed the metric to employees. Java moved from largely free to largely commercial, which created compliance risk for many companies. You can find current prices in our Java license cost article.
What to do now
Understand your deployments, your license rights and your alternatives. Run an internal Java license review and work through the compliance issues. A baseline helps you decide whether to:
- buy Oracle Java licenses,
- move to another Java platform, or
- work with your third-party development teams to get coverage for Java in their software.
Our Java license review does this for you.
Sheshagiri Anegondi
Managing Partner of Rythium Technologies. Seventeen years at Oracle, from 1998 to 2015, in leadership roles including Vice President Sales, after Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Author of “Licensing Oracle: The Reference Manual for Managing Oracle License Compliance & Procuring Oracle Software, Hardware, Cloud & Services” (Notion Press, 2021) (ISBN 10: 1639046887).