# Page 2 | Joomla Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Joomla the right Website Builder solution for you? Explore 621 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/161648/Joomla/reviews --- Joomla 4.2 (621) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/161648/Joomla/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Joomla ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 621 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use FB Florian B. Co-gérant Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla, un produit français" June 28, 2025 5.0 Pros J’apprécie que ce soit un produit français. Ainsi que la facilité de mise à jour du produit et le nombre de plugins. Cons Comparé à WordPress, Joomla peut être plus complexe à prendre en main, surtout pour les débutants. L’interface backend est parfois jugée moins ergonomique, avec des menus et options qui peuvent prêter à confusion. Switched from [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) La simplicité de administration et l'ergonomie. Review Source Sofia B. Senior Tester Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SEO-friendly CMS" February 6, 2025 3.0 Pros Simple CMS yet flexible and with many community plugins. Very useful for simple websites or blogs. Its rich text editor has many accessibility features that help authors to create SEO-friendly articles. Cons Integration can sometimes be difficult, specially if you try to use old or unsupported plugins, then you'd need PHP expertise on board. In general, having coding experience helps. Review Source JS Joseph S. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Old but strong. A basic of development." April 11, 2025 3.0 It was a great starting place from which to evolve to better options. Pros Joomla is basically the original block building cms Cons It is outdated and not very supported in general. Review Source JD Justin D. Webmaster Building Materials Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good but difficult to fully utilize" December 6, 2024 3.0 We had a good experience with Joomla, but only due to our staff having prior knowledge of Joomla as a base. Pros Modern and capable software with lots of flexibility for small business owners and larger businesses alike. Cons Requires moderate technical knowledge to get started and maintain. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla We tried Wordpress but went with Joomla for about five years. Now that we are on Wordpress, we couldn’t be happier. Review Source RF Robert F. Website Adminiatrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Learning Curve" August 30, 2024 4.0 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](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla WordPress was not as prevalent as it is today, we eventually went to WordPress a few years ago. Joomla was just too heavy. Review Source Brian T. webmaven Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fast and easy with no limitations" August 12, 2024 5.0 There has never been anything I've been asked to create on a Joomla website that I haven't been able to achieve. Nothing has come close to it for speed and ease in creating a prototype site that just needs the client to supply the content. Pros Out of the box you have everything you need to build a website that is fast, accessible and responsive for all devices. Building a multilingual website is super easy as everything you need is included - nothing extra to install and configure. Cons Some people try to make it work like other CMS instead of harnessing the native power of Joomla. This can make it slow and difficult to use. Review Source MT Mark T. Owner Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla, a sunsetting open source has-been" August 4, 2021 2.0 Joomla was OK when we entered the CMS space 12 years ago. Now it is just horrid, overall experience is dated and pathetic. A massively frustrating and mostly dissapointing experience with the community support pages. As of May of 2021, we've abandoned the platform, as it appears to be dying a slow and painful death. Pros Powerful backend tools and MySQL management, solid from the admin of the CMS itself. Decent conternt manmagement tools. Cons Terrible, outdated UI. Templating system is intuitive - the module based architecture is almost unmanageable and SOOOO time consuming to make even the most simple template changes. Wooly and unpredictable stable of 3rd party extension/components. There are 1000s of really poor offerings, many abandoned by the original devs, but still listed. Only a handful of very solid offerings to extend the core Joomla functionality. No full number release version anywhere on the horizon. The 4.0 beta has been out since February 2021. It took them years to arrive at the beta. Search the Joomla.org website for "roadmap" and first relevant page comes up from 20 October 2005. The Board of Directors seems ever-shifting, unfocused and not unified. Reason for choosing Joomla Balance between ease of use and powerful feature set. Review Source Rogelio A. CEO Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ready out of the box" September 19, 2021 5.0 I love this. I've been using this since forever. I've seen Joomla evolve and I really love how they have worked towards a solution that can still be the one of the bests CMS out there, if not, the best. I'd like to see more integrations with Joomla as there are with Wordpress. Joomla lacks this integration but it is not a feature that puts it behind Wordpress, not at all. This is the CMS I recommend to my clients. Pros Joomla is a complete CMS that has default features that work as promised without the need of external plugins. Unlike Wordpress, Joomla can be kept with a minimum of plugins and components reducing the risk of a security gap. You can get really good plugins done by people who love what they do and most of them are even free and perform at top level. Cons There are some aspects I really don't like about Joomla and the first one is the access control ACL. It's pretty tricky and sometimes I've messed up a whole site just because I checked the wrong box and locked me out of my own development. I do not use the templates as I find the modules positions messy and kind of boring to use, I always use YooTheme over Joomla as a template and this is magic in motion. Joomla is pretty easy to explain to clients but there are some procedures that need to be explained several times, as the menu items, the aliases, modules, the redirections and some other stuff that could be even friendlier Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla Less plugins to install, more security Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best open source CMS" July 6, 2021 5.0 Amo de paixão o Joomla e recomendo para quem deseja gerenciar conteúdo sem perder tempo com código. Pros Joomla é estremamente dinâmico e flexível, faz milagres e se integra na plenitude com o Google, o que garante um excelente rankeamento via SEF e SEO. Cons Menor número de extensões, componentes e pluing do que o seu principal concorrente, o que em alguns casos obriga a utilização de extensões pagas. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla Joomla é estremamente dinâmico e flexível, faz milagres e se integra na plenitude com o Google. Review Source KB Kwabena B. Senior Research Scientist Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Website development with joomla is a breeze" April 8, 2023 5.0 My overall experience with Joomla has been good. Till date I manage about dozens of websites developed with Joomla. Pros Joomla makes it easy to manage website. With little knowledge in web developing, you can get it up and running in no time Cons For non-technical people, there is a learning curve. But the extensive documentation from the website reduces the stress in managing content with it. Alternatives considered [Drupal](https://www.capterra.com/p/119594/Drupal/)[WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla Joomla is simple to use and has great extensions Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla still a vital CMS in 2021" October 4, 2021 5.0 Joomla is a great Open Source project that will continue to give it's users a voice on the internet. Pros Joomla is still a vital Open Source CMS for building websites. The ease of use and MVC model is still far superior than the other CMS's. The true power of Joomla is what you can do with the core product without needed 3rd party plugins or products. Cons There is a lot to say about the cons, from beginner ease of use, to backward compatibility issues, and the overall advancement of the code and services. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla When I first chose Joomla, WordPress was just a blog. Review Source VL Vjekoslav L. CEO Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Still best overall CMS" November 26, 2021 5.0 I have been using Joomla since the time it was a mambo CMS. I have created a large number of websites since then and what I can say with certainty is that Joomla is still a better CMS than other opensource solutions. Joomla CMS is a great tool for creating business websites and portals with lots of articles and content. Most popular Joomla templates allow me to create module positions where I want. I can display the modules on the sub pages where I want. To create a multilingual website I don’t have to install additional extensions if I don’t want to. Thousands and thousands of great extensions, modules and templates are available to expand the capabilities of the CMS system. Pros I love being able to create a website without additional plug-in installations or extensions. Joomla core has built-in features and capabilities to make a simpler website. I like better visibility and management of articles and categories in administration. I like the ability to use multiple templates on one website. I like the ability to, for almost everything, make an override via the menu. And what I like most is that I have complete control over the website from start to finish. Cons What I don’t like the most is that the process of upgrading to a new version can be problematic for people who have no experience with Joomla. I am not thinking here of the update process but of the upgrade. Eg. from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4. But the online community is great and always helps, and there are a number of instructions so everything can be solved even if you get stuck. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla Wordpress is the most popular CMS and clients sometimes ask for a website to be created in Wordpress. Wordpress is also a good CMS, but it took me a long time to accept that I can't create a website without 10-15 extra plugins. Review Source ST Salvatore T. webmaster Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla, i CMS TOP" March 5, 2023 5.0 Con Joomla, che uso da anni ormai, sono stato in grado di rispondere alle richieste dei miei clienti e anche alle mie esigenze per quanto riguarda la creazione di siti e portali web. Dalla semplice vetrina online al negozio virtuale e, persino, a gestionali di azienda. Mi sono sin da subito trovato bene con questo strumento, più di tutti gli altri che ci sono a disposizione. La community, sempre attiva e pronta a dare una mano, è uno dei punto di forza. Pros Joomla è un CMS incredibilmente versatile e altamente funzionale. Permette la creazione di un sito web (dal più semplice al più complesso) da zero, permettendo anche al neofita di avvicinarsi alla creazione e gestione di un sito web. Utilizzandolo al massimo delle sue possibilità, tramite l'uso dei giusti template, componenti, moduli e plugin, è il migliore strumento per creare progetti web. Cons A oggi, tra i vari CMS usati da me, è l'unico su cui non ho nulla da ridire. Switched from [Drupal](https://www.capterra.com/p/119594/Drupal/)[WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Perché lo strumento Joomla offre una miriade di opportunità per realizzare progetti online, di facilissimo utilizzo e comprensione e con grandi potenzialità. Inoltre, la community è sempre attiva e pronta ad aiutare quando si ha bisogno. Centinaia sono le guide per usarlo o per risolvere eventuali problemi, tutto ciò si trasforma in un miglioramento di utilizzo del proprio tempo e la creazione di un prodotti finale non contorto, pulito, semplice ed efficace. Review Source JAG Jose Alfredo G. Gerente General Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sistema de gestión de contenidos inteligente, seguro y muy versatil a la hora de usarlo. " May 21, 2023 5.0 Pros La interaccion de la plataforma con el usuario se vuelve muy fácil y liviana a la hora de agregar o editar contenidos. Joomla llegó para quedarse en nuestra organización... Cons La generación de certificados pdf online es muy lenta y necesita de apoyo técnico para poder entregarlos más rápidamente al usuario final. Alternatives considered [OneDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161304/OneDrive/)[WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/)[MEGA](https://www.capterra.com/p/232384/MEGA/) Review Source PC Paolo C. Product Manager IT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla, cms che mette tutti nelle condizioni di creare" November 2, 2022 5.0 Ho realizzato progetti semplici e molto complessi, sono pienamente soddisfatto. Il core è sviluppato bene e lascia il programmatore libero di esprimersi. Pros Ottimo per la creazione di siti web, per la gestione dei dati (diversi moduli gratuiti), per la gestione dei progetti un po' meno ma è comunque possibile...è possibile integrare qualsiasi modulo esterno (i plugin sono infiniti) Cons Un utente poco competente potrebbe avere difficoltà nella configurazione e gestione anche del sito web base (forse wordpress o siti com wiz sono più semplici); per utenti di medio livello credo sia il massimo. Lo uso ormai da tantissimi anni Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/)[TYPO3](https://www.capterra.com/p/198092/TYPO3/) Reason for choosing Joomla Perchè ha una comunità di programmatori più grande ed è più professionale. Diverse persone mie conoscenti, all'inizio, potevano aiutarmi a capire le dinamiche di programmazione di moduli/componenti. Switched from [TYPO3](https://www.capterra.com/p/198092/TYPO3/) Perchè ha una comunità di programmatori più grande ed è più professionale. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chef de projet digital Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla: un CMS oblsolète" January 29, 2023 4.0 Joomla était un bon CMS il y a quelques années mais n'a pas su se mettre à jour dans le temps et proposer des solutions répondant aux problématiques actuelles. Pros \- un CMS facile d'utilisation - une modification des contenus simple - une prise en main claire - la possibilité d'ajouter des thèmes et des plugins Cons \- assez peu populaire donc en cas de souci, on se retrouve vite bloqué - interface pas assez user friendly - nécessite vite des compétences techniques en web Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla J'utilisais Joomla il y a quelques années parce qu'il proposait une interface souple, gagnait en popularité mais n'a pas su se mettre à jour pour évoluer avec le temps. Je lui préfère désormais son concurrent principal. Review Source DC David C. IT Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Don't manage yourself unless you're experienced" March 1, 2024 3.0 Joomla was quite disappointing to us, however, this is likely due to our lack of knowledge surrounding the product. Supporting documentation was limited and didn't help us on a lot of occasions. If you plan to use Joomla, I would highly suggest utilising a third party with experience to manage it for you, as it is very easy to overwhelm yourself and get lost in the software. Pros Joomla's pricing is fairly low, which makes it affordable. Cons It is VERY difficult to use and manage. A lot of the plugins (such as CAPTCHA for contact forms) are difficult to implement and update. It requires a lot of work to manage and trying to navigate the admin tools can be difficult. Review Source Sergey M. Manager, Technology Infrastructure and Compliance Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Zero $0 investment, resulting in a great looking website " July 12, 2018 5.0 Not only I learned something new, which I've never known before, I was also able to present a great looking product to a higher level management, which really didn't cost company a penny. Pros I came to use Joomla when I needed to build a web based portal for my company to organize internal resources and data. While I can't call myself a Linux guru, it really took me 15 minutes to get my initial Joomla website up and running. Instructions are very clear and simple. Joomla was my first CMS product to evaluate. While it did take me a couple of days to understand it's structure, from that point, building a website was as easy as 123. Everything is visual. You don't have to be a great programmer / web developer to get along with this product. With the amount of available free and paid plugins, sky is really your limit to your web site customization. While my website was fairly simple (as that's the way I wanted to have it), I've seen examples of very complex high end websites, built on Joomla. My favorite feature is a backup. It so happened several times, that I managed to break my website. Restoring from a backup and going back live was so easy, it was hard to believe. Provided this was a totally free solution (Ubuntu Linux + Joomla CMS), I couldn't ask for a better software for my project. Cons Really nothing. Like I said it did take me a couple of days to understand how to add content and structure it, but once this was figured out, the rest was a breeze. Review Source Orlando Q. TEC INFORMATICO Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla" October 15, 2022 4.0 Por lo general ha sido buena. Pros Fácil trabajo con Joomla es lo que mas me ha gustado asi como su buen rendimiento en reden de menor velocidad. Cons Si en realidad plantilas más funcionales y vistosas. Reason for choosing Joomla En su momento era la mejor y la mas utilizada, ahora no tanto. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelance Web & Graphic Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla is a great cms alternative to Wordpress " February 13, 2019 5.0 I’ve used it for years with great results for myself and clients. I feel that my joomla sites have been more easy to update and more stable than the Wordpress ones as the years have went by. I’d much more rather troubleshoot a joomla error than a Wordpress one :) any day Pros I love Joomlas structure both from a content editors perspective and a coders perspective. Joomla is setup out of the box to handle and organize large amounts of content and is seo friendly. It’s templating system is easy to work with and makes it so much easier for designers and users. It’s admin is customizable and is logical. I’ve tried to love Wordpress but find myself always going back to joomla. In so many ways it’s core features and overall structure is just more logical to me and cleaner. Many times there isn’t a need for plugins cause the core will do most things which helps later on with site migrations and upgrades. With either Wordpress or joomla of one finds themselves needing super advanced feature sets such as for e-commerce or other things then I’d recommend looking into a customized saas service since they will be a lot more stable and better in the long term for maintenance and security. But for content sites and most business applications I love joomla over most other cms choices. The latest versions of joomla have also added nice core features making it extensible in a myriad of ways. As a non coder by trade I was able to learn joomla well and customize things myself since they are laid out more logically, Cons I think akeeba backup should partner with joomla and make akeeba a core feature of the cms :) but it’s still easy to install myself and run backups :) so no problem. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "‘Thanks to Joomla Community’" July 20, 2019 5.0 Wouldn’t exaggerate. A community who believes that the web should be for every one, works tirelessly to afford that opportunity free of cost. Go get it and experience for yourself. Go to https://downloads.joomla.org/ and understand your limits or nolimits. Then just leave a note of appreciation @ Joomla. Pros Thanks to Joomla community we have open source CMS to build websites at free of cost. Imaging the cost we have to incur if we had to rely on a multinational SW developer? This community of developers have come together and given us an exceptional CMS in building a site be it personal or commercial but free of cost. All you need is a hosting plan (free or paid and in most, Joomla is included as the CMS together with WP etc.) and you can get going building your site but you may need some coding skills if you want to customize your site. Having said so, Joomla has its own resources even for an average person to learn through errors. ‘If you are keen, Joomla is lean’. Why worry, you don't need to pay for your trials and errors. There are tons of learning material available at https://training.joomla.org/, https://forum.joomla.org/, etc where Joomla community is behind you to help you in making your project get going. There are enough of layouts and extensions/plugins free and paid, choice is yours. Don’t ask questions about SEO, all built-in. No need to pay for third parties to bring your site to the front. Don’t get caught to advertising, and if you, you will end up paying for what is offered free at Joomla. Now don’t worry about where you come from and the language you speak. Joomla will speak FOR YOU. Now, try Joomla for the endless features and resources. Cons Ideal for webmasters. That doesn’t mean you cannot utilize Joomla. Joomla is never downgraded. Its not an insult to Joomla community. But what I meant was for webmaters, the limit is beyond the sky. Review Source Alvaro M. Account Manager Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CMS that is fully customizable" July 10, 2018 5.0 Joomla! CMS is one of the first out there, and it keeps improving. Support is easy to find via their active Open source community. The setup requires a little reading up, but once you get past this initial hurdle, everything else is easy to use, intuitive, and super flexible to suit everyone's need. Joomla! is also a good choice in teaching young IT and Web enthusiasts since it is open source and fully extensible and customizable. It will run on older hardware, and minimum requirement will not be a problem. Pros Joomla! has been around for decades, and the reason for such popularity and continued use is that it is easy-to-use and manage, it is open source and has a huge and active community that maintains it. The community provides extensive documentation, FAQs, and support for almost any question or issue you may encounter. Joomla! can be set up locally and easy to deploy to the Internet publicly. The security features have significantly improved through the years. This CMS comes with an intuitive dashboard. And there are many third-party integrations available for setup. Since this is open source, the elements are customizable to suit your needs. Cons Setting up may require an initial (steep) learning curve. May be not as easy to set up as Wix or Weebly. Hence may require the admin to be more-or-less tech savvy (and not just a beginner). Review Source SM Stacy M. Lead Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A little work goes a long way!" October 17, 2019 5.0 I was a faithful user of Joomla for 8 to 10 years. I actually got very good at working within the CMS. Once you learn how it all fits together, it can be a productive CMS, but it's simply not as easy as Wordpress. Wordpress is much less complicated and can do what Joomla does. Pros Joomla was the very first CMS I ever used. Being open source doesn't hurt, as it's always updating and evolving. The biggest pro for this product is that you have an enormous extensions catalog, both free and paid, which means you can create a one of a kind website. Cons For me the same thing that makes it great, is also the same thing that makes it less great. With Joomla being updated quite often, it happens often when extensions fail to update as quickly as the CMS itself, which renders them inactive until updated. Plus, there is a learning curve to working with Joomla, and it doesn't take long to forget which extension controls what element of the site. Alternatives considered [Drupal](https://www.capterra.com/p/119594/Drupal/) Reason for choosing Joomla I was leaving Drupal for something with more flexibility and a more robust building environment. At that time I looked on Wordpress as only a blogging platform, but since then it is now a very robust CMS too! Switched from [Drupal](https://www.capterra.com/p/119594/Drupal/) Joomla had a more extensive extension catalog and there were more templates available for Joomla than Drupal. Review Source RL Raju L. Assistant Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Join the Community and Discover Joomla's Power" April 10, 2023 4.0 It is a free CMS which can be used to build your website and make it look good and attractive. It is completely free to use so worth a try. Pros 1\. Joomla is designed to be search engine optimization (SEO) friendly and includes features such as meta tags, sitemaps, and URL rewriting.2. It has a large and active community of users and developers who contribute to the software by creating templates, extensions, and plugins.3. It is highly scalable and can be used to create websites and applications of any size, from small blogs to large e-commerce sites.4. Joomla can be easily integrated with other applications and services, such as social media platforms, payment gateways, and CRM systems.5. It provides users with a comprehensive support system that includes forums, documentation, and community-based support. Cons It is slower sometimes and might require some training to use it. However, many video tutorials are available in YouTube. Review Source Michelangelo C. CEO / Designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The CMS I love the most" July 31, 2023 5.0 Pros The list of Joomla advantages could be endless: starting from the fact that it is more than well organized for the community behind it, well done graphics, a more than decent and acceptable user experience (for the webmaster). These are things that I generally struggle to find in other CMSs, while here it really seems to be done by real people for real people, without an extortion purpose.Last thing: it will be a coincidence but 70% of the sites I manage are Joomla. In the last 3 years only my wordpress sites have been attacked even if they had much better security situations than Joomla sites Cons Unfortunately, my unpopular opinion, I think it is very underrated and for this there are so many plugins and updated themes for this CMS. It's really a shame. 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