Apache Roller
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Apache Roller, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Apache Roller's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Roller | Free | source and binary distributions · self-hosted deployment · no charge |
The facts
Each one read from Apache Roller's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API protocols
- The documentation describes Blogger and MetaWeblog XML-RPC plus the Atom Publishing Protocol for remote publishing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Comment controls
- Roller includes comment moderation and spam-prevention measures.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Roller supports comment moderation and comment spam prevention measures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The official downloads page identifies Roller 6.1.6 as the best available general-availability release.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The installation guide covers deployment on Tomcat with MySQL; users have also reported success with other app servers and databases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- Roller is a database-driven Java web application intended for deployment on a servlet container such as Tomcat.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer extensibility
- Apache developer resources cover RSS, Atom, XML-RPC, web-service automation, plugins, JRuby feeds and planet-server integrations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Document formats
- Current project documentation is maintained in AsciiDoc and includes installation, user and template guides.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Feeds
- Blogs publish entry and comment feeds in RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Feeds and SEO
- Blogs provide RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0 entry and comment feeds, plus analytics tracking keys and blog-entry Meta description elements.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Group permissions
- Group blogs provide owner, editor and drafter permission levels.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Roller supports blog clients that support the MetaWeblog API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Apache Roller is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: implementation effort
- G2 reviewers say integrations and customization can require specialized technical skills.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: technical support
- G2 reviewers complain that troubleshooting help and third-party forums are limited.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: usability
- G2 reviewers describe the interface as dated or non-flashy and report a steep learning curve.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Praise: integration
- G2 reviewers report that Roller can integrate with external systems and APIs to extend publishing workflows.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker founding year
- LinkedIn lists the Apache Software Foundation as founded in 1999.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker headquarters
- LinkedIn lists the Apache Software Foundation headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker identity
- The Apache Software Foundation is the nonprofit organization behind the project.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker size
- LinkedIn lists the Apache Software Foundation company size as 5,001–10,000 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
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