With JBoss EAP 7 entering Extended Lifecycle Support Phase 1 (ELS-1) as of July 1, 2025, enterprises face a critical decision: pay more for diminishing support, undertake a complex migration to JBoss EAP 8, or choose a smarter alternative.​

Understanding ELS-1 Risks: How Red Hat's Extended Lifecycle Support limits your operations with selective security fixes, no new features, zero certifications, and increased costs—all while technical debt accumulates.​

The True Cost of Standing Still: Why staying on JBoss EAP 7 means paying premium prices for frozen features, delayed security patches, compliance challenges, and growing modernization barriers through 2027 and beyond.​

Migration Options Compared: Evaluate the complexity of upgrading to JBoss EAP 8 (requiring Java EE 8 to Jakarta EE 10 migration with full support ending in 2028) versus low-risk alternatives.​

Payara's Proven Path Forward: Discover how Payara Platform Enterprise 5 delivers 100% Java EE 8 compliance with no code changes, full support through 2027, extended support until 2029 at no extra cost, and lifetime support options through 2031—all with lower licensing costs and monthly updates.​

Watch our webinar to reclaim control of your Java EE infrastructure and modernize on your terms, not your vendor's timeline.

Webinar: JBoss EAP 7 Is in ELS-1: Keep Your Java EE Stack Secure & Supported