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WildFly vs GlassFish

Developers should learn and use WildFly when building and deploying enterprise Java applications that require a robust, standards-compliant server with features like clustering, high availability, and transaction management meets developers should learn glassfish when building enterprise java applications that require full java ee/jakarta ee compliance, such as large-scale web services, e-commerce systems, or corporate software. Here's our take.

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WildFly

Developers should learn and use WildFly when building and deploying enterprise Java applications that require a robust, standards-compliant server with features like clustering, high availability, and transaction management

WildFly

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Developers should learn and use WildFly when building and deploying enterprise Java applications that require a robust, standards-compliant server with features like clustering, high availability, and transaction management

Pros

  • +It is particularly useful for projects leveraging Jakarta EE technologies such as CDI, JPA, and JAX-RS, and is ideal for scenarios where modularity and performance are critical, such as in microservices architectures or large-scale enterprise systems
  • +Related to: jakarta-ee, java-enterprise-edition

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

GlassFish

Developers should learn GlassFish when building enterprise Java applications that require full Java EE/Jakarta EE compliance, such as large-scale web services, e-commerce systems, or corporate software

Pros

  • +It is particularly useful for testing and development due to its role as a reference implementation, ensuring adherence to standards
  • +Related to: java-ee, jakarta-ee

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use WildFly if: You want it is particularly useful for projects leveraging jakarta ee technologies such as cdi, jpa, and jax-rs, and is ideal for scenarios where modularity and performance are critical, such as in microservices architectures or large-scale enterprise systems and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use GlassFish if: You prioritize it is particularly useful for testing and development due to its role as a reference implementation, ensuring adherence to standards over what WildFly offers.

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The Bottom Line
WildFly wins

Developers should learn and use WildFly when building and deploying enterprise Java applications that require a robust, standards-compliant server with features like clustering, high availability, and transaction management

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