Try Graal native image. It precompiles all code ahead of time and drops all metadata that you don't explicitly say you need. The results start as fast as a C pr

Try Graal native image. It precompiles all code ahead of time and drops all metadata that you don't explicitly say you need. The results start as fast as a C program would and uses 5-10x less memory. The trade-off is lower runtime performance: hotspot is using that memory to make your app run faster at peak.