- Four out of five are migrated, migrating or migrating from Oracle Java, Report Founds
- 66% agree that they could save 40% by switching to open source
- 96% agree that they have concerns with license or pricing
Four out of five (79%) organizations are either migrated, migrating or planning to migrate to Open Source Java, with almost as many (73%) Oracle Java users who have revised their setup over the past three years, new research has claimed.
In fact, only 14% of respondents in Azul research focusing on ITAM/SAM leaders said they are planning to continue with Oracle’s Java subscription, where two-thirds estimate they could save at least 40% by switching to Open Source Java.
The news comes after four separate Oracle price fixing between 2020 and 2023, including a major shift from 2023 to employee-based pricing, which caused significant cost increases for many customers.
Oracle Java customers are dissatisfied with costs
Although costs were quoted as a top cause of migration with 51%of those migrated by 29%, which also noticed the budget unpredictability, several respondents were concerned about security and reliability (57%). Many were also concerned about scalability (49%), licensing of participation and compliance (28%) and understanding of Oracle’s terms (27%).
Although some customers are planning to stay with Oracle, a staggering 96% of Oracle Java users have a certain level of concern for the company’s license and pricing. Only 1% of respondents were not at all interested in any of the benefits of open source.
Still, Oracle’s price changes have not been completely negative, which has encouraged healthy organizational changes in other areas.
Two out of five (39%) agreed that the 2023 shift to employee-based pricing caused them to implement better systems for monitoring employee use and license costs, where 29% also noticed better cooperation across waste.
“As the economic and operational burdens of software licenses grow, organizations recognize the need for smarter, more collaborative methods for managing risk and reduction of consumption,” the report concluded.
