The community download delivers everything you would expect from an Open Source project, including all features. The enterprise subscription fills the missing gaps for enterprise use. Both community and enterprise use the same code base.
Community | Enterprise subscription | |
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Functionality |
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All features |
Includes all enterprise features too |
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All bugfixes |
Master branch only |
Supported maintenance branches too |
Documentation |
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Backport bugfixes to maintenance branches |
Not released |
Released in maintenance releases |
Security (CVE) watch for maintenance branches |
Eventually released from master branch only |
Released as backported bugfix |
Testing |
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Unit testing |
On certification matrix |
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Integration testing |
On certification matrix |
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Stress testing |
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Performance testing and sizing |
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QA certification |
Cross matrix of OS’s, JDK’s, application containers, databases, … See supported configurations. |
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Help |
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Roadmap impact |
Use our forum, #{site.issueTracker}[issue tracker] or send a Pull Request |
Prioritized above community requests |
Public questions |
Use Google Groups |
Or call 24/7 support instead |
Private 24/7 support |
By web or phone, guaranteed response time (SLA) |
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Red Hat consultancy, training and POC assistance |
Talk to your account manager |
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Release schedule |
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Stable releases |
Final usually every 3 weeks |
GA every 3 months |
Maintenance releases |
Use latest instead |
Usually every 6 weeks |
One-off release for an urgent customer critical issue |
Also rolled up in the next maintenance release |
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Information |
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Open source (Apache License 2.0) |
but distribution available from customer portal only |
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