# Page 5 | Joomla Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Joomla the right Website Builder solution for you? Explore 620 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 (620) [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 5 - Reviews of Joomla ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 620 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Owner - Web Designer/Developer/Marketer Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A CMS that puts many others to shame." August 10, 2018 5.0 Joomla is one of my two go to open-source softwares for building amazing websites for my clients....but Joomla has been my go to for the longest! Pros I have been using Joomla for well over 10 years. I love the functionality and extendability as a web developer. The community for Joomla is amazing when you need help, and customizing is a breeze with a little PHP knowledge. My favorite though, is the ease of the templating system...so quick and easy to create custom templates! Cons You do need to know some coding in order to really tap into the potential that the Joomla CMS has...but even if you're going for simple, it's a great tool to use for building websites. Review Source aD amiya D. Senior User Experience Designer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Content Management System for Building your Websites" August 7, 2020 4.0 It is multilingual as it is beneficial for those who do not know the English language. More than 75 languages are supported in it. You can use it on any device from anywhere as it is a responsive website. It is updating its functions frequently along with their many useful features. It consists of two-factor authentication as security is essential when you are creating a web-based platform. It welcomes volunteers throughout the world to contribute their knowledge in it. Pros It allows you to build influential websites and application. Thousands of free extensions, templates and themes are embedded in it which helps the user in customizing their websites and applications as needed by their desires. Multiple platforms are using it for fulfilling their purposes which includes corporate websites, portals, websites of small businesses, intranet, extranet, nonprofit websites, educational websites, family homepages, e-commerce, online reservations, websites for schools etc. Cons If you compare it with other platforms it consists of limited functions and options otherwise it has various useful tools embedded in it. It may slow down your website if your website is large in size and have too many visitors. It has a variety of plugins and modules but some of them are not free and you have to pay for them. Review Source Alfredo M. Gerente de Comunicaciones Internas Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Publish in a portal without knowing programming" January 15, 2019 5.0 It's a simple content handler and you can achieve great things with that tool and the appropriate knowledge. Pros In my work I must upload and review press releases on a web page created in Joomla before being published; with this tool it was really very simple, at first I did not have a text editor, the webmaster installed a plugin and it was like. Use Word or Writer, which simplified the work when styling, changing fonts, inserting images. Little by little I got involved with Joomla to improve the page, in terms of banner layout, add a news slider, add the twitter on the home page, among other details always with the support of the technical team and thus a simple, elegant page. One detail that I found interesting is that it is free software and that is why we can download the functionality we want and with the help of someone who has mastered the programming part, it starts to work quickly. Cons My knowledge in the technical area is scarce, the essential to live with technology, I do not know the world of web programming so it was an impediment when configuring some changes to the page that required to see the source code, there I had to depend on the technical staff. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer ICT Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Create a Website for yourself" February 14, 2019 3.0 have found this to be a useful tool for creating websites for local offices thereby saving money as the website were created by the local IT team compared to outsourcing the website developer. A website allowed us to put the local offices on the map and also giving people an idea of what we are doing in the fields Pros They give free templates that you can use for creating your first website. You can use those for learning purposes. Joomla templates are easy to use and there are lots of templates that can suit any website that you may want to create. It is also easy to install Cons they make you pay for some plugins which might be a drawback for those that would have chosen free template Review Source Marcos A. Perito Criminal Public Safety Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Joomla" June 25, 2023 2.0 Não Pros Foi útil até momento de desenvolvimento de novas soluções Cons Atualmente no desenvolvimento de site tem sido difícil aplicações de melhor interação Review Source CJ Caleb J. Junior Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Joomla - Free and Open source" October 21, 2019 4.0 It has been so satisfying to build with this exceptional CMS. It has all the bells and whistle needed and much more, making it truly the Apple of CMS. Pros Joomla is a free and Open source content management system (CMS) used mainly for creating and displaying web contents. Joomla is probably the most robust CMS on the market right out of the box giving you that peace of mind from the start. Joomla has over 8,000 extensions available to add functionality on top of functionality, making it as complex as needs be or simple as wants be, so whenever there is the need for more, Joomla has it covered. Joomla is down right one of the easiest to install and update CMS on the market, making it one of the most easiest to manage with little to no hassle at all. Joomla is designed to work with you and mostly for you; therefore, their content management process is simplified which makes creating content as simple as needs be. With Joomla, if you want control, you've got control. Joomla places you completely in the drives seat with advance access control, allowing you to take full control with zero restrictions to make thing happen the way your intend it to. When it is not quite what you want or expect, you can always Override the defaults and customize to your liking without a ton load of advance code. Last but not least, Joomla is super secure so you and your client can feel at easy when building with Joomla. Cons Some may say that the UI is a bit too advance compared to others which makes it complicated to build with. Review Source Gustavo B. Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Joomla is a Good tool, but Wordpress does offer more. " April 23, 2022 5.0 My experience was some poor since Joomla requires to take a long road to mange easy tasks. I stop using the platform while I finding myself striving to get some critical integrations with different platforms. Pros Open Source System Good for blog entries Easy to install Cons There are not many third party integrations The community of users isn't big. Customizing any website requires a lot of work and there is few an little quality premade layouts available. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla I did choose Wordpress for many reasons. After trying long time enough Joomla, I got back into WordPress Review Source GM Giacomo M. Communications Manager Facilities Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Reliable Content Management System" April 11, 2024 5.0 Pros The capabilities of Joomla are excellent. It has been so reliable and easy to implement. Cons Joomla is flawless. I like how effective Joomla has been. Review Source Ricardo José O. Social Media Strategist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Su era pasó" May 9, 2023 3.0 Joomla me permitió abrirme al mundo de la creación de sitios web a través de CMS, y es algo que le agradezco, pero se quedó muy estancado y eso ha hecho que la competencia le gane por años luz. Pros La posibilidad de editar archivos override para personalizar funciones de PHP, CSS, Javascript, etc me ha parecido su mayor fuerte, es decir, la personalización desde el código, al igual que la gestión de usuarios y sus roles. Cons Se quedó muy estancado. Desde el principio tuvo una curva de aprendizaje lenta y la estructura de módulos, plugins y componentes lo ha hecho muy complejo de manejar, además que los complementos de terceros son muy limitados con respecto a otros CMS's Review Source Abel U. Managing Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Another Tool for Web Design" October 28, 2020 5.0 Building Responsive Websites with Joomla is guaranteed. Their security is tight as your site is secured against hackers or Virus. It is an Advanced tool for building and managing websites. Pros Joomla is a great and the first CMS I used for creating websites. Their constant security updates helps to protect your website against virus. They have thousands of free extensions to use. Cons Joomla is not easy to customized. It requires some advance knowledge. Is not best tools for beginners. Review Source Kelsey C. Marketing Specialist Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Joomla!" June 9, 2020 3.0 Overall, Joomla! just wasn't for me. I've used a few other softwares for website development and I would choose them over Joomla! anyday. Pros I have to say that there isn't much I enjoy about Joomla! I've worked with many other website platforms and this one is not my favorite. I would say that the thing I liked most about the software is that it offers many templates and is a great starting point for small businesses with a smaller budget. Cons I feel like Joomla! is not ideal for people who do not have a full background in computer programming. There's a very large learning curve to be able to fully access all that Joomla! has to offer. There is not a lot of possibility for personalization without coding and some templates and versions are not mobile friendly. Review Source Yana P. QA Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great web site builder" June 10, 2020 5.0 Save time, for free and easy to use. Pros Easy, fancy, fast web site builder that dont required to have programming skills. I think its the best solution for people who want to create their own web-site and dont spend money to paying others, it also allows you to do it very smoothy and quickly. Cons Didn't find any drawbacks due to this tool. I created my web-site to spend only one day, and it looks perfectly, works very fast and was really awesome. It is so convenient to manage your website as Joomla has Admin Dashboard page where you actually can do everything to configure a web-site. Review Source PZ Paul Z. Senior ICT Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great CMS, with a great responsability of privacy for users" November 24, 2019 5.0 Complete CMS from the first installation, it really grew up in the last years! I ported already one wordpress site :-) Pros As any other CMS it installs in minutes, not even seconds, but its asking about tracking, its asking about privacy, by default it manages user requests pretty good! WordPress can learn from this. The default editor in Joomla is rich, very rich and is not stripped of like you see in other CMS systems where you have to install add-ons to have the full functionality. Of course you can disable the editor and go full with HTML content yourself. A simple website with a little banner, contact form and some company info, with your choosen template from the integrated installer is done in no-time and you don't need experience. Cons The editor is great for me and I love it, when creating pages(articles) but maybe you can also create a lite version of the editor for people who want to copy/paste from word? There is up to now no default way to enter a youtube ID for easy publishing a youtube video or maybe I am wrong, but can not find it, of course you can add an embed link, but users are not always aware of how to do this. Reason for choosing Joomla For every client you have the perfect fit, but more and more is moved to Joomla, mainly because of modulair the management page is these days and how easy you install extensions., Thanks Joomla TEAM! Switched from [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Privacy is important and that's what Joomla is doing out of the box. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Contributing Writer Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Joomla vs. Drupal: That's what it really comes down to for your website." July 19, 2018 4.0 Joomla is a great CMS for websites, and you can integrate it with other platforms to really get your integration going. Be prepared for some design help, and a bit of programming help, compared to simple 'website builders' or even Wordpress, if you need a bigger and more complicated and interactive website. Pros Wordpress rules the Internet. Then there is Joomla and Drupal. Wordpress started as a blogging platform and has slowly morphed into a CMS. Joomla started life as a CMS (content management system). Joomla is very powerful, but has a steeper learning curve than Wordpress. But many companies will need the added power of Joomla. It isn't as 'easy' as Wordpress, but if it's developed properly, you can get a much more powerful website out of it. And in today's business environment, with eCommerce, marketing and everything needing to be integrated, Joomla is a great way to do that! Also, there is pretty good online support for Joomla. And I'd have to say Joomla's community is better than Drupal, but not as busy as Wordpress. So if you have a developer on staff or on retainer, and they're familiar with Joomla, you can get amazing results! Cons We tried implementing Joomla for a few specific reasons (basically we couldn't get what we wanted from other platforms without a lot of paid customization). We know there are plenty of websites running Joomla, and plenty of people love it. In many ways, it comes down to what you're familiar with and what you like. For us, though, the user and admin interfaces in DRUPAL were easier to learn than Joomla (especially the 'new' Drupal 8). So, the backend of Joomla could use some refinement, in our humble opinion. Review Source Rick B. Senior Engineer: Rocket Motors and Warheads Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free, Open-Source, and Community Supported!" February 15, 2019 4.0 Joomla has been really easy to use in my environment. I have never struggled with the initial configuration and have always been able to get helped around the implementation of plugins. My sites are lightweight and do not over-utilize the resources available on my servers. Pros What I like the most about Joomla is the administration GUI; it makes you feel that you are immersed in a video game. Working on websites feels like leisure, and not the work that it actually is. Joomla is also really well supported by the community and almost all the issues I have ever had were solved by members of the community who could point me in the right direction. Joomla, being open source, leaves me feeling secure, knowing there isn't blatantly malicious code spamming my users. Cons What I like the least about Joomla is that, being the second most popular CMS on the net, it doesn't have the same size plugin community as WordPress, and thus it is sometimes difficult to find plugins that compare well with their WordPress equivalents. Review Source Joshua D. Assistant Marching Band Director Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Joomla is (probably) very capable, but in a world of Squarespace & Wix, probably not worth it." October 29, 2019 1.0 Full disclosure: I am not a web designer. If I were, I might have had an easier time with this. Joomla is free, so at least there's that. but I would rather pay for a solution that is functional and easy-to-use and does what I need it to do than have a free one that doesn't work for me. Pros Joomla is an extremely flexible solution, offering a back-end framework over which you could build (theoretically) any kind of site you want to. Cons That flexibility comes at a cost. in order to use it effectively, you have to have a fair amount of knowledge, both about Joomla itself as well as the phpmyadmin platform. The update process (post for Joomla itself and for plugins) is clunky, when it works at all. Reason for choosing Joomla Joomla is what my organization was using when I started. We use Squarespace now. Review Source Gianfranco R. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wonderfull Cms" October 18, 2022 4.0 Pros It is a very agile website creation and content management platform with various opportunities. There are thousands of modules and plugins to customize your site to the maximum. Cons The platform is really well done. In some ways the cost of the individual plugins is excessive and not up to the situation. Review Source Ralf T. Webdeveloper and Owner Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powwerfull but not user friendly" December 1, 2020 5.0 I only ever use this in large and complex systems with large user/clients bases. The data is very structured and not everything packed all in just one or two tables and you need constantly join tables to get just one information. This is a system to use for something like real estate with massive of data that need to be pulled from the database very quickly. Pros This is a very powerful system with great data model and database structure. Everything is well separated in the database and easy to optimize. File and folder structure is also very clear and structured. This is the system to use if you have a large client/user base need different access roles. Cons This is a developer system. Standard user will find this very complicated and complex. Its not user friendly and the concept are very powerful but very technical. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla The data model where everything is in one table with joins to a second or even third table is very slow for real estate. The property details page has so many data that WordPress requires a few hundred data queries. While Joomla does this all in just one. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Impiegato Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Se devi creare un sito tramite CMS ti consiglio Joomla perchè è molto completo, gratuito, sicuro e per i suoi template grafici personalizzabili" November 2, 2023 5.0 La mia esperienza con Joomla è complessivamente positiva. Grazie a questo CMS gratuito riesco a realizzare decine di siti web professionali dalla grafica accattivante e moderni strutturalmente. Pros Mi è piaciuto il fatto che ha migliaia di template gratuiti personalizzabili, è un cms sicuro, completo, è altamente flessibile e può essere utilizzato per una vasta gamma di siti web, tra cui blog, siti web aziendali, siti web di e-commerce, forum, siti web di comunità e altro ancora. È possibile personalizzare il design e le funzionalità del sito per adattarlo alle esigenze specifiche. Ha una grande comunità di sviluppatori e utenti attivi che possono aiutarmi a risolvere determinati problemi. Cons Mi è piaciuto di meno il fatto che se voglio modificare alcuni aspetti del sito in alcuni template diventa un po macchinoso e complesso e per effettuare quella determinata modifica devo ricercare il file che contiene il codice html da modificare e non agire semplicemente all'interno del pannello che di per sè è molto intuitivo. Review Source JM Jenny M. Administrative Assistant Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla is an amazingly versatle way to build great websites fairly easily. " January 19, 2018 5.0 Its versatility and flexibility make Joomla a great product to work with once you get your head around how it works. There are plenty of tutorials to help the process so it doesn't take long. Pros I love the versatility of Joomla - its ability to make your website anything you want it to be. I have been using it since its inception and being free to start off with is a big winner, and many of the addons are free, so it doesn't take much to set it up and get going. There is a wealth of information available to help you and lots of support groups to join to help you get the most out of the product. I believe Joomla leads the way in many web design standards and is a world class product produced and maintained by a talented and dedicated team of volunteers. Cons Sometimes it is hard to sift through all the info in forums and support sites to find out what you need, and because it has evolved so rapidly, there is a lot of stuff out there from older versions that slows down searches. Review Source gK goran K. bach. telecommm. engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla 3.9" January 14, 2020 4.0 With the help of this CMS, I trained a dozen people during my time working in the ministry. The workers had almost no experience with CMS systems and especially with administration work. Also, using the Joomla program, I organized Internet support for the political party NEP in Tuzla for the 2006 elections. Wide implementation and ease of implementation is its advantage. Pros Just some are: great user interface, ease of use, menu associativity, number of options, speed, great back-end access. Ease of use and ability to use for a variety of purposes. I personally used it for over 4 years in the Ministry of Defense F BiH and as a freelancer at a localhost. Lots of wonderful template. Regularly updated free versions and templates. All the Joomla templates are SEO friendly, no bugs, with Google Data Structure and Validation. Cons CMS does not have any significant disadvantages that are worth mentioning, my opinion. Reason for choosing Joomla I have a very long experience in web design, from the first HTML code, Dreamweaver, Drupall ...... so I immediately noticed its benefits. Review Source GT Gail T. gail@connectivemarketingllc.com Recreational Facilities and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Joomla! Powerful and demanding" February 10, 2021 3.0 Problems: we need to communicate to thousands of sailboat racers in the Lake Michigan area. Benefits: we are able to have our complicated organization materials held in one place. Pros I like that it can handle a very complicated and historic web site. Cons I dislike that the WISYWIG isn't true. I dislike it is difficult to change fonts and have them hold as designated. I dislike that the PayPal plugin for it fails too frequently. I dislike that there's a color change line in the body of the web page for no good reason (light blue to a slightly darker blue). I dislike how hard it is to restructure the page--you can't just drag and drop files and have the web links update. That has left structure from previous webmasters in place and there's a lot in the hierarchy that is confusing. Review Source FM Fouad M. Secretaire General Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Administrateur de Gestion de contenu" November 15, 2023 5.0 Pros J'ai eu l'occasion de travailler avec 2 CMS (Wordpress et Joomla) je préfère Joomla pour sa flexibilité, ses templates plus attractives, ses extensions très variés et très riches. Nos utilisateurs en étaient également satisfaits. La grande communauté reste un atout et un bon support Cons Les meilleurs templates et extensions restent payantes à des prix variables Review Source Emir O. Expert Associate Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best CMS out there" September 30, 2020 5.0 Great, i would recommend it to any CMS/WEB dev who is starting their jobs to try Joomla. It can be simple install and use it solution but also it can be used in complexed enviroments as offline webserver with LAMP, WAMP or as VPS or shared hosting solution. Pros Modules aka plugins. I had a task to replace custom made web app with 0 documentation for 90 people shift management. Html code was unreadable. After 2 weeks of trial and error i gave up and went to install Joomla with OSG Courts reservation. After few hours of tuning i finished my job without need to html/php code anything. I found forum helpfull and community eager to assist. Based on this experience, i continued to use Joomla on many different side projects over the years. Cons Sometimes fragmentation of CMS is too high. But later version fixed that. It was tedius sometimes to maintain web projects on sub par hosting providers. Alternatives considered [WordPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/) Reason for choosing Joomla I found better plugin for my side project Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of IT Department Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CMS ready for everyone's needs" November 9, 2018 4.0 I've been using Joomla for more than 10 years. It sneaked trough technologies and web development, and yet, stayed on the marked as a great Open Source project. Even though that its legacy makes new, cutting edge web technologies hard to use, it still can offer great potential for customized web sites that require CMS. Pros Joomla, as web CMS platform allows you to build modular and dynamic Web site. It is possible to use many finished modules and add-ons, but you can even program your own. Having that option available, Joomla can be right fit for everyone who requires quick and affordable web site, that is fully adaptable and configurable. Cons Joomla has a lot of legacies from php world. You need to care about frequent updates and potential exploits. It is possible, but pretty much complex to set automatic update for the CMS on all web hostings, as well as for the modules. Because of that, for complex web sites, and for enterprise solutions, Joomla is nowadays just not proper fit. Review Source Similar Products Featured