About Joomla

Joomla is an open-source software design to help corporate businesses, government institutions and nonprofit organizations manage and publish website content. Supervisors can edit content using WYSIWYG editor, add/upload images, publish articles and access previous versions of content. Joomla allows organizations to configure access permissions for users and utilize built-in SEO tools to improve the visibility of the website across search engines. Managers can create customizable templates, assign them to specific pages and add menu items according to requirements. Joomla enables businesses to create RSS feeds, manage URL redirects and categorize content using tags.
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Joomla pricing

Joomla has a free version. Joomla paid version starts at US$199.00.

Starting Price:
US$199.00
Free Version:
Yes
Free trial:
No

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Joomla Reviews for UK Users

Feature rating

Value for Money
4.3
Functionality
4.1
Ease of Use
3.7
Customer Support
3.8
5 reviews of 619 View all reviews
Younes
Younes
  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 27/06/2023

CMS tool that value your needs with free costs

I'm currently using Joomla for my company main website,

Pros

With Joomla, it's easier to build a website with no complications, an advanced web builder that simplifies the building task.

Cons

The main issue I faced with Joomla was the integration with a local payment gate solution, it was hard for me since my programming skills are limited.

Pedro
Pedro
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 25/02/2024

Seems to have stoped in time

Pros

Up to 12 years ago I used Joomla a lot for many websites and back then it was very intuitive, easy to use and fairly complete, compared to what competitors offered

Cons

Nowadays this seems to have droped a lot in quality, functionality, simplicity, easy of use, etc. Other platforms have grown a lot better like WordPress, Prestashop among others, and Joomla simply seem to have lots the magic that once had

Alternatives Considered

WordPress

Reasons for Choosing Joomla

At the time, was looking for a simpler platform to create simple and quickly websites

Reasons for Switching to Joomla

At the time, seemed like a simplier and quicker solution to use
Kathryn
  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 27/01/2025

Joomla has a great wide range of capabilities and features

Once you become more familiar with the user interface it became easier to create the functions needed for my website.

Pros

Joomla is robust in it’s flexibility for a wide range of uses for developing even complex websites. If you are looking for a wide range of capabilities this is great software choice.

Cons

Using Joomla requires having a stronger background in knowing how to modify the site’s structure and development so there is a little more of a learning curve.

Thom
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
2
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
3

3
Reviewed on 27/11/2024

Getting long in the tooth

I've used Joomla for several projects over multiple years. At this point, I use it out of familiarity rather than preference. It's too complex to be suited to building a small business website. Perhaps it's a best fit for a publication of some sort. Today, there are so many quicker and simpler ways to build most website needs, I feel like it might be a bit of a dinosaur.

Pros

PHP based. Large community of users. Reputation for security.

Cons

Wild west of plug-in vendors. Lack of built-in page creation model. Painful transition from 3.x

Robert
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 30/08/2024

Learning Curve

I personally enjoyed it but found other open-source software easier to update, although with less bells and whistles.

Pros

Everything one would need in a neatly organized package. No need for any additional "plug-ins" needed from other 3rd party

Cons

It is a steep learning curve. We used it for 5 years, but being open source, updates required a complete re-write of the website.

Alternatives Considered

WordPress

Reasons for Choosing Joomla

Recommended to thy Joomla, it offered more and easier to set up.

Reasons for Switching to Joomla

WordPress was not as prevalent as it is today, we eventually went to WordPress a few years ago. Joomla was just too heavy.

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