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At a Glance
Drupal
Drupal
Star Rating
(419)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Joomla
Joomla
Star Rating
(385)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Joomla
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Drupal excels in "Customization" with a score of 8.3, allowing for extensive modifications and tailored solutions, while Joomla follows closely with a score of 8.4, providing solid customization options but with slightly less flexibility.
  • Reviewers mention that Joomla shines in "Ease of Setup" with a score of 7.9, making it more user-friendly for beginners compared to Drupal's score of 6.6, which can be more complex to configure initially.
  • G2 users highlight that both platforms have strong "Content Authoring" capabilities, with Drupal scoring 8.3 and Joomla at 8.5, but Joomla's "Rich Text Editor" is noted for being more intuitive, scoring 8.3 compared to Drupal's 7.8.
  • Users on G2 report that Drupal has a more robust "User, Role, and Access Management" system, scoring 8.5, which is crucial for larger organizations, while Joomla's score of 8.6 indicates it also offers good management features but may not be as comprehensive.
  • Reviewers say that Joomla's "Breadth of Pre-Built Templates" is a standout feature with a score of 8.0, providing a variety of options for users, whereas Drupal's score of 7.1 indicates fewer pre-built templates available out of the box.
  • Users report that both platforms have solid "SEO" capabilities, with Drupal scoring 8.1 and Joomla at 7.9, but Drupal is often praised for its more advanced SEO tools and flexibility in optimizing content for search engines.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drupal
No pricing available
Joomla
No pricing available
Free Trial
Drupal
No trial information available
Joomla
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
348
8.3
345
Ease of Use
6.8
351
7.5
346
Ease of Setup
6.6
219
7.9
197
Ease of Admin
7.1
228
7.9
199
Quality of Support
7.4
283
7.3
303
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
172
8.3
168
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
341
7.1
334
Features by Category
Web Content ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.9
316
8.1
319
Content
8.3
285
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8.5
299
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7.8
279
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8.3
297
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7.9
247
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7.9
268
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7.9
265
8.1
296
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7.7
232
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8.1
93
7.7
233
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8.0
270
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7.3
253
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7.9
276
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7.5
268
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7.8
279
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7.9
256
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8.2
283
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Design
7.1
254
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8.0
281
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7.6
261
8.1
277
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7.6
261
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8.2
290
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8.3
278
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8.4
296
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Platform
8.5
244
8.3
274
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8.1
252
7.9
277
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8.0
264
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7.9
281
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8.5
272
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8.6
289
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8.4
228
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7.9
250
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8.2
207
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8.1
239
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7.6
235
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7.7
263
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8.1
225
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7.8
241
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drupal
Drupal
Joomla
Joomla
Drupal and Joomla are categorized as Web Content Management and AWS Marketplace
Unique Categories
Drupal
Drupal has no unique categories
Joomla
Joomla has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drupal
Drupal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.7%
Joomla
Joomla
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
67.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Drupal
Drupal
Information Technology and Services
13.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
8.3%
Higher Education
7.8%
Education Management
5.3%
Other
56.2%
Joomla
Joomla
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
11.3%
Computer Software
8.6%
Internet
5.6%
Education Management
4.3%
Other
57.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Drupal
Drupal
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SB
Stefan B.
Verified User in Research

Open Source and very large community Versatile and expandable Robust basic concepts

Most Helpful Critical Review
JP
Jessica P.
Verified User in Financial Services

You get what you pay for though. Unless you know your way around Drupal, have tech savvy folks who can utilize the system and designers who create a website for you that is easy to update, you may have trouble. It's important to keep with the updates, as...

Joomla
Joomla
Most Helpful Favorable Review
YC
Yogesh c.
Verified User in Biotechnology

It provides control and personalisation to your website.The vast liberaries of templates provide all new different looks to your website and the extensions presented by Joomla allow you to have different functionalities. Creating websites is easy with...

Most Helpful Critical Review
EH
Erin H.
Verified User in Internet

If I compare joomla to another free CMS such as umbraco, I feel like it has a lot of shortcomings. And as someone who easily understood sitecore, kentico, and umbraco, joomla was very confusing until I did some reading and research. It isn't organized in a...

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Discussions
Drupal
Drupal Discussions
What make drupal one of the best CMS in the world?
2 comments
KH
Security, High scalabilityRead more
Version
1 comment
AL
Drupal has a specific core release cycle: major, minor, and patch releases. Usually, Drupal core updates (bug fixes) are released once in a month but in...Read more
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Joomla
Joomla Discussions
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