About Joomla




Joomla pricing
Joomla has a free version. Joomla paid version starts at US$199.00.
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Joomla Reviews for UK Users
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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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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.

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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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
WordPressReasons for Choosing Joomla
At the time, was looking for a simpler platform to create simple and quickly websitesReasons for Switching to Joomla
At the time, seemed like a simplier and quicker solution to use- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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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.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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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
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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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.