JRebel Feature Comparison Matrix
| Hot Redeploy | JVM HotSwap | JRebel | ||
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| Time to reload | 30s-15min | < 1s | < 1s | |
| Leaks memory | Yes | No | No | |
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| Java support | ||||
| Java 1.4 | |
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| Java 5.0+ | |
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| IDE support | ||||
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| Changes to class structure | ||||
| Adding/removing methods | |
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| Adding/removing constructors | |
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| Adding/removing fields | |
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| Adding/removing classes | |
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| Adding/removing annotations | |
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| Adding/removing enum values |
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| Changing interfaces | |
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| Replacing superclass | |
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| Adding/removing implemented interfaces | |
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| Hot Redeploy | JVM HotSwap | JRebel | ||
| Instant Builds | ||||
| Skip builds for WAR directories | |
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| Skip builds for .WAR/.EAR class updates | |
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| Skip builds for .WAR/.EAR resource updates | |
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| Map multiple source dirs to one .WAR/.EAR target dir | |
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| Map classes and resources with include/exclude patterns | |
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| Map multiple source dirs with Ant-style patterns | |
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| Use system properties to make mapping machine-independent | |
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| Maven plugin | |
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| Java EE support | ||||
| JSP EL changes | |
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| JSP Scriptlet changes |
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| EJB 1.x session bean interface changes |
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| EJB 2.x session bean interface changes |
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| EJB 3.x session bean interface changes |
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| JSF changes (Mojarra) |
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| JPA changes (Hibernate, EclipseLink, TopLink, OpenJPA) |
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| CDI changes (Weld) |
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| Framework support | ||||
| ResourceBundle | |
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| Spring Framework 2.x or later | |
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| Hibernate | |
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| JBoss Seam 2.x or later |
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| Google Guice | |
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| Stripes 1.x or later | |
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| Apache log4j 1.2.x or later | |
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| Apache Struts 1.x | |
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| Apache Struts 2.x or later | |
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| Apache Tapestry4 | |
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| Apache Velocity | |
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| Apache Wicket | |
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| Hot Redeploy | JVM HotSwap | JRebel | ||
| Proxy support | ||||
| CgLib |
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| Javassist |
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| Container support | ||||
| Apple WebObjects | |
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| GlassFish 2.x, 3.x | |
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| Google App Engine 1.x | |
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| Google Web Toolkit 1.x, 2.x | |
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| JBoss 4.x, 5.x | |
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| JBoss 3.x | |
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| Jetty 5.x, 6.x, 7.x | |
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| OC4J 10.x (on Java 5) | |
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| OC4J 9.x, 10.x (on Java 1.4) | |
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| Resin 3.x, 4.x | |
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| SAP NetWeaver 7.x | |
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| SpringSource dm Server 1.x | |
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| Tomcat 5.x, 6.x | |
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| Tomcat 4.x | |
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| Weblogic 9.x, 10.x | |
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| Weblogic 7.x, 8.x | |
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| WebSphere 6.1.x, 7.x | |
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| WebSphere 6.0.x | |
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| Misc support | ||||
| Atlassian Confluence plugins | |
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| ClassWorlds | |
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| Apache Felix | |
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| Eclipse Equinox | |
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| IntelliJ IDEA 7.x, 8.x plugins | |
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| NetBeans plugins | |
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— Available with the Enterprise Add-On.
— Available in JRebel 3.0 or later.
