Product Life Cycle and End-of-Life Policy

This page explains the life cycle and End-of-Life (EOL) policy for GigaSpaces products and related third-party products, along with information about extended support, upgrading, and available assistance. The page also provides a product support roadmap to assist customers with future planning. All customers should refer to the specific service list they purchased to determine the specific level of support to which they are entitled.

GigaSpaces Product Life Cycle Policy

The GigaSpaces product life cycle policy is based on the following guidelines (unless stated otherwise in your service contract):

  • New policy change: For all versions, GigaSpaces provides technical product support for 2 years, starting from the next upcoming public GA of the release of the relevant product version.
  • Effective as of the official Support Discontinuance Date (2 years starting from next upcoming public GA) these versions will no longer be supported under a standard support agreement. Extended Support may be available for an additional limited period, for an extra fee. Please contact GigaSpaces' Customer Service for more information.
  • Maintenance releases (service packs) are scheduled to be publicly available every 6-8 weeks and are driven by customer feedback. The above, is the planned schedule however does not constitute a firm commitment to produce a release at every such interval.

Backwards Compatibility

GigaSpaces guarantees backwards compatibility under the following conditions:

  • APIs - For two major versions going forward, and/or two years after a change in functionality.
  • Client-server compatibility - For two major versions (clients are guaranteed to work with servers running the next major version).
  • Server-server compatibility - For service packs on the same version only.

For example, if a new feature is introduced in version 10.0 that is meant to replace an existing feature, the existing feature will be deprecated as of version 10.0, and supported through 11.x. Starting from 12.x, backwards compatibility will no longer be guaranteed for the deprecated feature.

Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed between server-client, where the server is running an older version and the client is running a newer version of the GigaSpaces Platform or GigaSpaces.

Feature Levels

A feature can be at one of these feature levels: Alpha, Beta, Preview or GA. Each feature level is described below.

Alpha Feature Level

A feature at Alpha level is a new feature that is introduced on an experimental or trial basis. This kind of feature may or may not be provided on a GA level in the future.

Alpha-level features are disabled by default, and the feature description will explain how to enable the feature. Although tested before release, Alpha-level features may contain undocumented bugs and are used at the customer's risk.

Beta Feature Level

A feature at Beta level is a new feature that is introduced with the intention of eventually becoming a GA-level feature. This kind of feature will probably be provided on a GA level in the future.

Beta-level features are disabled by default, and the feature description will explain how to enable the feature. Although well tested, this kind of feature may still contain undocumented bugs and should not be used for business-critical applications.

Preview Feature Level

A feature at Preview level is provided as an early access functionality for customer feedback. Preview features are subject to separate Supplemental Terms of Use.

GA Feature Level

A feature at GA (General Availability) level is a feature that is thoroughly documented and tested and is considered a stable part of the GigaSpaces system. Unless otherwise stated, a feature is at GA level. The vast majority of features are at GA level.

End-of-Life Policy

GigaSpaces products may reach End of Life for a number of reasons, including product evolution due to market requirements, or replacement by more advanced versions with richer functionality.

GigaSpaces recognizes that end-of-life milestones can have a signification impact on the IT environment of our customers. With this in mind, we have put out a long-term end-of-life policy that is published in advance, to assist customers in managing the transition to a newer version, and to help customers understand how GigaSpaces' Customer Service can help with migrating affected applications.

Extended Support

  • Extended Support (beyond the Support Discontinuance Date) enables you to upgrade your systems to the most recent version after the Support Discontinuance Date. Extended Support may be available for a limited period for an extra fee. It includes telephone support and access to a web support portal.
  • During the Extended Support period, temporary patches are available but there are no planned service packs.
  • Extended Support and maintenance services for GigaSpaces products are provided on the condition that the customer has already paid all the standard support and maintenance service fees owed up to the time Extended Support is required.
  • To extend your support beyond a release’s Support Discontinuance Date, contact GigaSpaces' Customer Support.

Upgrade Path and Assistance

  • The recommended upgrade path is to the latest GigaSpaces 15.2.0 series of editions.
  • Customers on annual subscriptions can also upgrade to the latest release.
  • Upgrading to the latest stable version provides access to all of the current bug fixes and improvements, and ensures our ability to properly support you should you encounter any issues. Furthermore, GigaSpaces has made tremendous improvements in scalability, stability, performance, user experience, and functionality in version 15.2.0. Upgrading your application to the latest 15.2.0 version and migrating to our latest best practices will ensure that you leverage the product's technology to its fullest potential, minimizing deployment risks while shortening project cycle times. GigaPro are modular consultancy and professional services designed to ensure smooth and effective deployment of GigaSpaces solutions.

Upon request, GigaSpaces' Consulting Services experts can offer you the GigaPro™ Upgrade Support Package, which includes the following services tailored to your needs:

  • Supporting the new version rollout process, tuning, and stability
  • Upgrade assessment
  • System architecture design
  • GigaSpaces delta core training (educational program as part of GigaSpaces University)
  • Assisted development services during upgrade – on demand
  • Code and system review
  • Upgraded production environment setup
  • Extended rollout support

Product Release Plan and End-of-Life Retirement Calendar

Product Release1 GA Date Last Maintenance Service Pack Release Next Planned Service Pack2 Support Discontinued (End of Life)3 Java Support
16.4 October 2023   No Plans TBD 8, 11
16.3 May 2023   No Plans October 2025 8, 11
16.2.1 September 2022   No Plans May 2025 8, 11
16.2 September 2022   No Plans May 2025 8, 11
16.1.1 May 2022   No Plans September 2024 8, 11
16.1 November 2021   No Plans May 2024 8, 11
16.0 August 2021   No Plans November 2023 8, 11
15.8 January 2021 15.8.1 in May 2021 No Plans August 2023 8, 11
15.5 September 2020 15.5.1 in October 2020 No Plans January 2023 8, 11
15.2 March 2020   No Plans September 2022 8, 11
15.0 November 2019   No Plans March 2022 8, 11
14.5 July 2019   No Plans November 2021 8, 11
14.2 b20400 April 2019   No Plans July 2021 8, 11
14.0 b20000 November 2018 14.0.1 in December 2018 No Plans April 2021 8
12.3 b19000 March 2018 12.3.1 b19300 in July 2018 No Plans November 2020 8
12.2 b18000 September 2017 12.2.1 b18100 in Nov. 2017 No Plans March 2020 7, 8
12.1 b17100 March 2017 12.1.1 b17100 in June 2017 No Plans September 2019 7, 8
12.0 b16000 January 2017 12.0.1 b16600 in Sep. 2016 No Plans March 2019 6, 7, 8
11.0 b14800 April 2016   No Plans January 2019 6, 7, 8
10.2 b13800 July 2015 10.2.1 b14000 in Nov. 2015 No Plans April 2018 6, 7, 8
10.1 b12600 March 2015 10.1.1 b12800 in April 2015 No Plans July 2017 6, 7, 8
10.0 July 2014 10.0.1 b11800 in Aug. 2014 10.0.2 March 2017 6, 7, 8
9.7 b10496 January 2014 9.7.2 b11000 in Feb. 2015 No Plans July 2016 6, 7, 8
9.6 b9500 July 2013 9.6.2 b9900 in Oct. 2013 No Plans January 2016 6, 7, 8
9.5 b8500 April 2013 9.5.2 b8900 in Aug. 2013 No Plans July 2015 6, 7, 8
9.1 b7500 October 2012 9.1.2 b7920 in Feb. 2013 No Plans April 2015 6, 7, 8
9.0 b6500 May 2012 9.0.2 b6900 in Aug. 2012 No Plans October 2014 6, 7, 8
8.0 b5000 January 2011 8.0.8 b6380 in March 2013 No Plans January 2013 6, 7, 8
7.1 b4300 April 2010 7.1.4 b4750 in Feb. 2011 No Plans April 2012 4 5, 6, 7
7.0 b3500 July 2009 7.0.4 b4100 in July 2010 No Plans July 2011 4 5, 6, 7
6.6 b2601 (or R6.5) September 2008 6.6.5 b3320 in June 2009 No Plans September 2010 4 4, 5, 6, 7
6.0 b1855 August 2007 6.0.5 b2150 in May 2007 No Plans August 2009 4, 5, 6, 7
5.2 b1708 December 2006 5.2.3 b1780 in June 2007 No Plans June 2009 4, 5, 6, 7
5.1 September 2006 5.1 b1603 No Plans September 2008 4, 5, 6, 7
4.x April 2005 4.1 b1185 No Plans April 2008 4, 5, 6, 7
  1. Product Releases – GigaSpaces R4.x and R5.x refer to all editions including the Enterprise (EE), Caching (EDG) and Community editions. R6.x refers to all editions including the GigaSpaces, Caching (EDG) and Community editions.
  2. Planned Maintenance Service Pack Release – Planned dates for release of additional service packs for the specific product version. These dates are provided for planning purposes only, are subject to change at any time and are not to be considered commitments.
  3. Release End-of-Life Retirement Date – effective date of the standard support and service discontinuance. Extended Support might be available beyond this date.
  4. Extended Support currently available.

Third-Party End-Of-Life Policy

This section describes GigaSpaces' general support policies for Java and Spring Framework. For more information about which versions are supported with the current release of the InsightEdge Platform, refer to the Release Notes page that discusses the third-party products shipped with GigaSpaces and GigaSpaces.

Java Support

Customers should upgrade to a fully-supported environment, such as the latest version of GigaSpaces or GigaSpaces 15.2.0 and the latest Java 1.8 SDK.

GigaSpaces supports the first Long-Term Support (LTS) Java 11 release from release 14.2, and will support all future LTS Java versions as they are released.

Spring Framework Support

GigaSpaces supports Spring Framework version 5.1.x. Backwards compatibility is based on the Spring policy described on the Spring Framework Versions page for the Spring project.