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Rapla
Rapla · Köln, Germany (erdkante GmbH, the entity responsible for the site’s legal notice) · founded 2000
Plans and prices
Rapla (open-source software)
Free
Open source under AGPL-3.0-or-later or Apache-2.0 · no paid plans listed
Read 8 Oct 2026 · rapla.org
On the record
- Administration
- Users can define resource, person and event types, categories, attributes, and fine-grained permissions.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- API and identity
- Rapla 3 describes a GraphQL API, OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, sign-in with Microsoft, Google or Keycloak, and scoped API keys.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker says universities, schools, hospitals, gyms and seminar houses use Rapla to schedule rooms, people and equipment.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Rapla 2 can run as a standalone application or in client-server mode, with a desktop client for Linux, Windows and macOS using Java and OpenWebStart.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Exports and notifications
- Rapla supports PDF and iCal export and can email users when a resource is allocated.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Rapla 3 is described as supporting Exchange sync to booked persons’ Outlook calendars and iCal export; iCal subscription and import are listed as planned.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The interface is available in English and German, with translations of varying completeness in French, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Finnish, Brazilian Portuguese and Czech.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Rapla is an open-source system for scheduling resources and planning events, including rooms, people and equipment.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release status
- Rapla 2 is labeled stable, while Rapla 3 nightly builds are described as self-signed, untested and not for production.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- It offers month, week, day and specialized calendar views, repeating appointments, and conflict detection before saving.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker states that rapla.org and its demo are hosted on EU-located infrastructure under a data processing agreement, and that demo entries are visible to other visitors and erased in a nightly reset.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Rapla can store data in a file or in MySQL, PostgreSQL or HSQLDB.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker points users to a wiki, documentation overview, FAQ and GitHub issues, and lists third-party professional support providers.rapla.org · read 8 Oct 2026
