Overview
Joomla! is a free, open-source content management system available under the GPL, with its project trademarks and assets held by Open Source Matters, Inc.[3] The project states that it powers millions of websites and that thousands of extensions are available, and its current major release line is Joomla! 6.[3]
Joomla is often described as sitting between WordPress and Drupal in complexity, with a component-based architecture and many features in its core. It is used for community sites, small-business websites and portals. The trade-offs are a smaller extension and developer ecosystem than WordPress and less presence in the enterprise and headless markets, which can make hiring and long-term support harder.
Joomla! features
- Thousands of extensions
- Free and open source under the GPL
- Joomla! 6 release line
- Governed by Open Source Matters, Inc.
Joomla! pricing
Free and open source under the GPL. Hosting and extensions may be paid.
Joomla! strengths and limitations
Strengths
- No licence cost
- Many features built into the core
- Established community governance
Limitations
- Smaller ecosystem than WordPress
- Less adoption in enterprise and headless projects
- Fewer developers available
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Joomla! alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to Joomla!: companies ranked in the same lists.
WordPress (self-hosted)
Drupal
Webflow
HubSpot data enrichment
Contentful
Sanity
Strapi
Storyblok
Craft CMS
Payload
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