Alternative to servicewrapper for java?

Question

I've used ServiceWrapper a few times in the past, however, the dual license is somewhat complex for commercial products (generally you have to pay them). Are there are fully FOSS alternatives with similar functionality?

Answer 1

Which functionality do you need exactly?

In their table I didn't see anything non-trivial. But it would help if you narrow down your requirements.

Answer 2

Try Apache Procrun. It's what Tomcat uses on Windows. There is also Apache jsvc for Unix; they are both part of a parent project called Apache Commons Daemon.

Answer 3

We use the open source JavaService package.

Edit: We use an older version of this package (when it was being maintained by the original developer, Alexandria Software Consulting). I have not had a chance to look at the improvements made since then.

Answer 4

YAJSW seems to be the best alternative, though I have not yet completed my evaluation.