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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
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Drupal excels in "User, Role, and Access Management," scoring 8.5 compared to Joomla's 8.6, indicating that both platforms offer robust user management features, but Joomla slightly edges out in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Joomla's "Breadth of Pre-Built Templates" is a standout feature, with a score of 8.0, while Drupal's score of 7.1 suggests that Joomla provides a more extensive selection of templates for users looking to quickly set up their sites.
  • G2 users highlight that both platforms have similar scores in "Content Authoring," with Drupal at 8.3 and Joomla at 8.5, but Joomla's slightly higher score indicates a more user-friendly experience for content creators.
  • Users on G2 report that Drupal's "Customization" capabilities are impressive, scoring 8.3, which allows for extensive tailoring of websites, while Joomla's score of 8.4 shows it also offers strong customization options, but with a slight edge to Joomla.
  • Reviewers say that in terms of "Ease of Setup," Joomla outperforms Drupal with a score of 7.9 compared to Drupal's 6.6, suggesting that Joomla is generally easier for new users to get started with.
  • Users say that both platforms have solid "Quality of Support," with Drupal scoring 7.4 and Joomla at 7.3, indicating that while both provide decent support, Drupal may have a slight advantage in user satisfaction regarding assistance.
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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
5,299
8.1
5,619
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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Verified
7.9
247
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7.9
268
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Verified
7.9
265
8.1
296
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Verified
7.7
232
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Verified
8.1
93
7.7
233
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8.0
270
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Verified
7.3
253
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Verified
7.9
276
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Verified
7.5
268
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Verified
7.8
279
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Verified
7.9
256
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Verified
8.2
283
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Verified
Design
7.1
254
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Verified
8.0
281
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Verified
7.6
261
8.1
277
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Verified
7.6
261
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Verified
8.2
290
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Verified
8.3
278
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Verified
8.4
296
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Verified
Platform
8.5
244
8.3
274
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Verified
8.1
252
7.9
277
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Verified
8.0
264
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Verified
7.9
281
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Verified
8.5
272
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Verified
8.6
289
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Verified
8.4
228
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Verified
7.9
250
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8.2
207
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Verified
8.1
239
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Verified
7.6
235
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Verified
7.7
263
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Verified
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
Darren F.
DF
Darren F.
Verified User in Internet

Drupal is far more flexible than any other CMS I've ever used. You can build pretty much anything with it if you apply best practices and sensible architecture. People say Drupal is complicated but they are referring to the developer experience. For an...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Legal Services
GL
Verified User in Legal Services

The backend (for admins) is complicated, and not intuitive, the set up of modules and nodes is cumbersome and implementation of these is outdated, the front-end also doesnt come close to delivering a decent UX. I guess it could work for sites that spend...

Joomla
Joomla
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Yogesh c.
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
Erin H.
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
Kamrul H.
KH
Security, High scalabilityRead more
Version
1 comment
Agata L.
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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