They are both free (Oracle relaxed their license in 2021) with some caveats. If you choose Oracle, to continue to be free, you must always use latest Java versi

They are both free (Oracle relaxed their license in 2021) with some caveats. If you choose Oracle, to continue to be free, you must always use latest Java version, otherwise you need to pay for security patches. This means updating every 6 months with each Java release.