Payara and Azul have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a codeless, lift-and-shift Java application modernization solution, enabling enterprises to cut cloud and infrastructure costs while improving performance and scalability. The joint offering merges Payara Qube and Azul Platform Prime to streamline cloud-native deployment of Java applications without requiring code changes.

The integrated solution simplifies Java application migration by combining Payara Qube’s automation-driven Kubernetes-native platform with Azul Platform Prime’s high-performance Java runtime. It supports any Java application or JVM-based workload, accelerating deployment in hybrid and multi-cloud environments while ensuring enterprise-grade security, observability, and compliance.

This partnership is particularly impactful for organizations in highly regulated industries and teams managing extensive Java portfolios. By eliminating the complexity of containerized environments and reducing total cost of ownership, the solution offers enterprises a faster, more secure path to modern cloud infrastructure.

“We are delighted to expand our partnership with Payara,” said Scott Sellers, Co-Founder and CEO at Azul. “By integrating Azul Platform Prime with Payara Qube, enterprise customers can quickly modernize their Java applications with codeless, lift-and-shift migrations that ensure the highest performance, best security and lowest cost of ownership, all without changing a single line of code.”

“This partnership between Payara and Azul isn’t just a collaboration — it’s a game-changer for Kubernetes-native Java application deployment,” said Steve Millidge, Founder and CEO of Payara. “Azul Platform Prime brings unmatched performance and efficiency to Payara Qube’s revolutionary Java platform. Together, we’re redefining how enterprises run Java—faster, more securely, and with dramatically lower cloud costs, all without the usual complexity of containerized environments.”