Supported Java Versions
| Java Version | Minimum JRE | Support Level | Notes |
|---|
| Java 8 | 1.8.0_161+ | ✅ Full Support | Oracle Extended Support until Dec 2030 |
| Java 11 | 11.0.0+ | ✅ Full Support | LTS version |
| Java 17 | 17.0.0+ | ✅ Full Support | LTS version |
| Java 21 | 21.0.0+ | ✅ Full Support | LTS version |
| Java 25 | 25.0.0+ | ✅ Full Support | LTS version |
Compatible JVM Distributions
- Oracle JDK
- OpenJDK
- Amazon Corretto *(free LTS including Java 8)*
- Azul Zulu *(free LTS including Java 8)*
- Eclipse Temurin
- Red Hat OpenJDK
- IBM Semeru Runtime
- And other OpenJDK-based distributions
Supported .NET Versions
- .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
- .NET 6 or later (.NET 6, 8, 9, 10)
Operating Systems
| OS | Java 8 | Java 11+ | .NET Framework | .NET 6+ |
|---|
| Windows 10/11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows Server 2016+ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, etc.) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| macOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Java 8 Specific Notes
Why Java 8 Support Matters
- Enterprise Reality: 64% of Java applications in production use Java 8
- Extended Support: Oracle provides paid support until December 2030
- Free Alternatives: Amazon Corretto and Azul provide free Java 8 updates
- Migration Costs: Typical Java 8→17 migration: $200K-$2M, 6-18 months
- Integration Value: JCOBridge enables .NET integration without Java upgrade
Recommended Java 8 Distributions
For production Java 8 deployments, we recommend:
- Amazon Corretto 8 (Recommended)
- Free, production-ready
- Long-term support
- Security updates
- Download
- Azul Zulu 8
- Free Community Edition
- Commercial support available
- Download
- Oracle Java 8
- Paid Extended Support until 2030
- For customers requiring Oracle support
- Download
