"A study from Dimensional Research shows that 92 percent of the 2,000 respondents reported being concerned about Oracle Java pricing, up from 82 percent in the same survey last year. Those stating they were very concerned about the changes leapt from 19 percent in 2025 to 29 percent this year. In 2023, Oracle changed its Java SE subscription model, shifting from a per-user or per-processor basis to per-employee."
"Anxiety over the new charging model is a major driver pushing Java users to look for alternatives. Eighty-one percent of users have migrated, are migrating, or plan to migrate all or some of their Oracle Java to an open source alternative, according to the survey of global tech pros. A number of alternatives to Oracle exist for running OpenJDK applications in production, including Bellsoft Liberica, IBM Semeru, and Azul Platform Core."
92 percent of 2,000 respondents reported concern about Oracle Java pricing, up from 82 percent the previous year. Those very concerned rose from 19 percent in 2025 to 29 percent this year. In 2023 Oracle changed its Java SE subscription model from per-user or per-processor to per-employee, a move critics called "predatory" because low-Java-usage organizations with many employees could face steep cost increases. Gartner research showed costs could be two to five times higher under the new model. Eighty-one percent of users have migrated, are migrating, or plan to migrate some or all Oracle Java to open-source alternatives. Alternatives cited include Bellsoft Liberica, IBM Semeru, and Azul Platform Core. Awareness of licensing changes is still spreading through organizations, often triggered by conversations with Oracle salespeople.
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