Software AG Product
Natural
Natural is a Software AG product filed under Application Development Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 14 versions listed, latest 9.3.3 (Linux and cloud) (Oct 2025).
Releases and Lifecycle
All Software AG productsRelease and support dates as published by Software AG; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
Natural 14 versions
Release months are taken from the vendor's October and April release announcements; end dates are published only for platform retirements. Other end dates are in the vendor's customer portal.
| Version | Released | End of standard support | End of extended support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3.3 (Linux and cloud)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [6] | |
| 9.2.4 (z/OS)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [6] | |
| 9.3.2 (Linux and cloud)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [7] | |
| 9.2.3 (z/OS)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [7] | |
| 9.3.1 (Linux and cloud)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [8] | |
| 9.2.2 (z/OS)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [8] | |
| 9.2.1 (z/OS and Linux)Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [9] | |
| 9.1.4Software AG Maintenance Policy | – | – | [10] | |
| 9.1.3 (AIX, Solaris)Software AG Maintenance PolicyLegacy UNIX platform retirement: end of maintenance 2024-12-31, end of sustained support 2025-12-31. Final Natural version on these platforms. | [3] | |||
| 9.1.2 (z/VSE)Software AG Maintenance Policyz/VSE platform retirement. | – | [4] | ||
| 9.1.2 (BS2000/OSD)Software AG Maintenance PolicyBS2000/OSD platform retirement. | – | [5] | ||
| 9.1.1 (HP-UX)Software AG Maintenance PolicyLegacy UNIX platform retirement: end of maintenance 2024-12-31, end of sustained support 2025-12-31. Final Natural version on HP-UX. | [3] | |||
| 8.2.8 (z/VSE)Software AG Maintenance Policyz/VSE platform retirement. | – | [4] | ||
| 8.2.8 (BS2000/OSD)Software AG Maintenance PolicyBS2000/OSD platform retirement. | – | [5] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Software AG Maintenance Policy. A release starts in Standard Maintenance at general availability (typically 36 to 60 months), then moves to Sustained Support (typically 12 months, no new fixes) and finally to Self Service, with paid end of maintenance extensions available at the vendor's discretion. [2]
Sources 9
- Software AG Maintenance Policy Overview retrieved 2026-10-14
- Release Announcement April 2021 - Adabas & Natural retrieved 2026-10-14
- Adabas & Natural - z/VSE Platform Retirement retrieved 2026-10-14
- Adabas & Natural - BS2000/OSD Platform Retirement retrieved 2026-10-14
- Adabas & Natural - Release information Oct. 2025 retrieved 2026-10-14
- Adabas & Natural - Release information Oct. 2024 retrieved 2026-10-14
- Adabas & Natural release announcement October 2023 retrieved 2026-10-14
- Release announcement October 2022 - Adabas & Natural retrieved 2026-10-14
- Release Announcement October 2021 - Adabas & Natural retrieved 2026-10-14