| Stands for JAVA Development Kit. | Stands for Java Virtual Machine. |
| This is a SOFTWARE development kit used for DEVELOPING applications in Java. | It is used for executing Java Byte code while also providing an environment for its execution. |
| This is platform dependent. | This is platform-independent. |
| It contains tools relevant for the development, debugging, and monitoring of Java Code. | This does not include any tools. |
| This is a superset of JRE. | This is a subset of JRE. |
| This helps developers to develop applications that can be executed by the JVM and the JRE. | This is the component used for executing the source code. |
