Joomla!
by Joomla · Open source, volunteer-built CMS for web sites and online applications
32.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Joomla! is an open source content management system for building web sites and online applications. Sites are assembled from the core plus extensions and templates, of which over 10,000 are listed. Stated features include search engine friendly and mobile friendly output, unlimited design, multilingual support and multi-user permission levels.
- Best for
- Site builders wanting a free, self-installed CMS with a large extension and template library
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the pages describe Joomla! as free and open source, alongside a 'Sponsor Joomla! with $5' donation link.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free and open source, in development since 2005
- 10,000+ extensions and templates listed on extensions.joomla.org
- Multilingual, with language packs in 76 languages
- Multi-user permission levels included
Trade-offs
- Built entirely by volunteers; no paid support option shown on the site
- Frequent security and bugfix releases to track and apply
- Two active major lines (5.x and 6.x) to plan upgrades around
- Its own budget post says finances need action, so funding is uncertain
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 15 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 53 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 80 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 60 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 50 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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