Azul reported strong corporate momentum in FY26 as enterprises increasingly adopted its Java platform to achieve consistent performance, optimize cloud costs, modernize applications at scale, and gain greater control over Java licensing expenses.
Demand for Azul’s solutions was particularly pronounced in sectors where performance, reliability, and compliance are mission-critical. The company saw robust growth in Finance, Healthcare, Retail, and Telecommunications, as customers leveraged Azul Prime, Azul Core, and Azul Intelligence Cloud to meet demanding enterprise requirements.
Azul continued to innovate across its platform. The Azul Intelligence Cloud and Migration Toolkit help organizations discover, inventory, and migrate away from Oracle Java instances while ensuring compliance. The Prime Optimizer Hub achieved a significant milestone by enabling a global customer to optimize hundreds of applications across more than 10,000 JVMs using a single instance.
Customer success stories included Ausgrid, Australia’s largest electricity distributor, which reduced Oracle Java licensing costs by 80% and vulnerabilities by 99% after migrating to Azul Core.
Azul’s innovations earned 12 industry awards during the year, with Prime and Intelligence Cloud receiving multiple honors for cloud infrastructure, cost management, and DevOps solutions.
To support continued expansion, Azul secured a majority strategic investment from Thoma Bravo in November 2025 and acquired Payara in December 2025. These moves enhance the company’s ability to deliver a unified, enterprise-grade Java platform based on open source technologies.
The PartnerConnect program grew significantly, with 50% of business now coming through channel and alliance partners. Azul also launched a Managed Services Provider Program for Azul Intelligence Cloud and strengthened technology partnerships with Moderne, JetBrains, Chainguard, RapidFort, CastAI, and ActiveViam.
“FY26 was a defining year for Azul as enterprises increasingly relied on our platform to run Java with greater performance, predictability and cost control in complex, cloud-first environments,” said Scott Sellers, co-founder and CEO of Azul. “Our momentum reflects strong customer adoption, rapid innovation across our product portfolio and exceptional execution in our go-to-market strategy that positions Azul for continued strong growth and leadership as global enterprises demand best-in-class Java solutions.”
About Azul
Azul is the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI and cloud-first world. Its open source-based Java platform empowers organizations to optimize the entire Java lifecycle to accelerate performance, strengthen security, reduce licensing and cloud costs, and boost developer productivity. Azul powers mission-critical systems for 36% of the Fortune 100, 50% of the Forbes Top Ten World’s Most Valuable Brands, and the world’s top 10 financial trading companies.
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