http://maven.apache.org/continuum/

What do people like

• Requires less setup effort than CruiseControl

Key differentiators (according to Continuum)

• Tight integration with Maven 2.x
• Tight integration with Maven SCM
• Easy to use web-based setup and interface
• Quartz-based scheduling
• An easy way to add new projects, see the adding projects section page for more information
• An XML-RPC interface for integration, automation and remoting
• Mail and IM notification
• Blame Mechanism

References

CruiseControl (unsurprisingly) reminds me of Ant. You have to do a lot of work to get things setup, but you also have a lot of control. Continuum is the Maven (wow..shock!) in that it does more for you, but it's harder to have control. Of course this is from a short period of use, but I like that CruiseControl is configuration file based, somehow that feels better than Continuum's database approach. It is noisy though, so I have an urge to make a CruiseControl config file generator.

– "RPM, CruiseControl, Struts and Spiderman", The Goldfish Chronicles, 2 February 2007

Hudson being easier to use with Maven 2 than Continuum

As a heavy maven 2 user, I really tried to stick with Continuum, but its just too long between drinks. It only barely works, and v1.1 has been on the cusp of release for far too long.

– "How I got Hudson and Maven 2 working", Dynamic Control, 21 March 2007

"My eventual enjoyment with Hudson", Dotal, 15 March 2007

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