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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bitrix24

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/ABitrix24 is a local-hosted or cloud-based social intranet and project management platform that also contains core HR (HRMS) and CRM features. Bitrix24 also provides time management services and employee self-service.

    $61

    per month up to 5 users

    Joomla

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AJoomla! is a free and open source content management system used to publish web content. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization.N/A
    Pricing
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $61
    per month up to 5 users
    Standard
    $124
    per month up to 50 users
    Professional
    $249
    per month up to 100 users
    Enterprise 250
    $399.00
    per month 250 Users
    Enterprise
    $499
    per month up to 250 Users
    Enterprise 500
    $639.00
    per month 500 Users
    Enterprise 1000
    $799.00
    per month 1000 Users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrice per month when paying for 1 year.—
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    Community Pulse
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Considered Both Products
    Bitrix24
    No answer on this topic
    The Joomla Project
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    8.8
    24 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling9.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools9.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    8.5
    24 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications9.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    8.5
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.821 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    -
    Ratings
    Joomla!
    8.3
    51 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.351 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    -
    Ratings
    Joomla!
    6.6
    48 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.246 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.047 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    -
    Ratings
    Joomla!
    7.7
    54 Ratings
    2% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.353 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.551 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.249 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.350 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.550 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.450 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Bitrix24 and Joomla!
    Feature
    Bitrix24
    -
    Ratings
    Joomla!
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.650 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.049 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings7.150 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (25 ratings)
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    7.9
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bitrix24Joomla
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bitrix24
    Bitrix24 is a unified platform with all features in one place. It has a smooth deployment and implementation process. The software boosts teams' productivity and ensures flawless collaboration. Pricing of the software is incredibly affordable. It is highly customizable and a scalable CRM solution.
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    The Joomla Project
    If your developers want to have some fun, Joomla offers the stability and friendliness to do custom coding. Certain marketing initiatives require us to get "cute" with the interface, and Joomla allows for that a bit easier than WordPress (and definitely easier than sites like Squarespace). The security of Joomla is also always a plus.
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    Pros
    Bitrix24
    • Real-Time Collaboration: Bitrix24 facilitates instant communication through features like instant messaging, group chats, and video conferencing. This enables teams to connect and share information in real time, promoting effective collaboration and timely decision-making.
    • Task Management: Bitrix24 offers comprehensive task management capabilities, allowing teams to assign tasks, establish deadlines, and monitor progress. This ensures that team members are aligned, promoting organization and focus on project objectives.
    • Social Intranet: Bitrix24 provides a social intranet platform that serves as a centralized space for employees to interact, exchange updates, and collaborate on projects. This fosters a collaborative environment, promotes knowledge sharing, and enhances teamwork across the organization.
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    The Joomla Project
    • Security. Its got many new features in the new Joomla! 4 which make the already good security even better. I like the ability to use my Yubi keys to log in with the new webauth standard, I don't think any other CMS has that built in
    • W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 (with AA compliance)
    • Really good SEO that gets our sites to the top of the search engines again without the need for any extra things
    • Speed, it gets a really good score (100%) in the google lighthouse on our server, can't beat that
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    Cons
    Bitrix24
    • It's user interface can use some work. Although it doesn't take as long as some other software to learn, there is still a bit of a learning curve when it comes to day to day usage.
    • Bitrix offers a lot of features. It would be nice to have those features laid out in an easier-to-read layout, versus the long list at the side of the page.
    • It's mobile app functionality is quite limited. It can be difficult to work with other team members, solely off of their mobile app.
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    The Joomla Project
    • Because Joomla's user community is smaller than WP, it lacks as many choices from 3rd party developers, meaning it can be a little more difficult to find the right extension for what you need to accomplish
    • Along the same vein, most of the best 3rd-party software for Joomla! is paid
    • Simple features such as Add to Menu and Cache cleaners should be adopted as part of the Joomla! core, though they are available as extensions
    • Joomla! could use a simpler and easier URL rewriting process
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bitrix24
    It has become the central nervous system of the business and has constantly proven to be of value. We are not just renewing but might even upgrade to advanced Bitrix24 plans and will be adding more user licenses in the next 3 months. Bitrix24 has a sharper learning curve initially. However once it is surpassed, it opens doors to a range of creative deployment strategies
    Incentivized
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    The Joomla Project
    I gave it a rating of 10 because I just love how Joomla! works, how it is set up and how it handles many users. Also it is very fast, and there is no overload on the MySQL database or servers ever.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Bitrix24
    It is a time-saving CRM that will help save time by using one application for all your business needs. Our brain sees colors, images, drawings, it is very visual, and so is Bitrix24. You can plan visually and easily see how everything is progressing. It has tasks, projects management, chat and video, CRM (as you know), visual staff structure, calendar, shared drive, mobile app. You can't ask for anything better out on the market for what you get with their free version and also their step-up plan is $20/month, all the way up to $200, they have a plan for your business. Get your free account and try it out for a few weeks.
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    The Joomla Project
    Joomla! 3.x is easily installed either manually or via a script provided by your host. It contains most of the tools needed to begin creating websites right from the start. Those features that it doesn't have are easily installed via links and buttons from the thousands of extensions available in the community
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bitrix24
    I can't recall any instance of unplanned outages over the past 1 year of use. Likewise for application errors. However note that, advanced users will have a learning curve
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    The Joomla Project
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    Performance
    Bitrix24
    Technical performance is 10/10 so far. Cannot comment about integrations since we currently haven't tested those
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    The Joomla Project
    Today's Modern Joomla performs very well and is robust and durable. The pages load faster than they ever did in the past and Modern Joomla's integration into other software or systems has become seamless. Modern Joomla sites will last long and will stay running forever.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Bitrix24
    The absolute worst! Your only contact method is via the paid version and via a chat window. They will take days to answer and when they finally do answer, they will provide nothing but a half baked canned help file.
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    The Joomla Project
    Between the core Joomla developers who are excellent at answering questions and providing support, you have a whole community of developers who work with Joomla and are happy to help fellow developers out answering questions and supporting the Joomla project. Out of the many communities I am involved in for open-source software, Joomla's community is by far the best.
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    Online Training
    Bitrix24
    Overall the training was very comprehensive. The trainer did provider necessary additional reading materials as well. However the general approach at Bitrix24 is to divert users to self-help documentation and videos. It is recommended that atleast 1-2 personnel in the organization be "Bitrix24 experts" so that lower phases of training requirements are covered internally itself. Also the best part about Bitrix24 is that not all users need to go very deep while using it. We have multiple counsellors who started using it on day 2 without any major hiccups
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    The Joomla Project
    It is good if you know Joomla! if not it can get a bit confusing
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    Implementation Rating
    Bitrix24
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    The Joomla Project
    Joomla has gone through tremendous growing pains. It is now better than ever. But before, when it was going from 1.5-2.5, the templates and plugins would break over and over again. If you don't understand what Joomla was trying to do back then, you might have a bad attitude toward it. Today, those pains are over and things don't break like they used to during that time period.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bitrix24
    The choice of the B24 was prompted by the fact that in 2012 the company had a box version, but without the CMR. The license was expired, the version was no longer supported by B24. In the stages, the company's directorate drove the employees into tasks for B24, but with different success. However, most of the B24 was still familiar.
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    The Joomla Project
    We tested other platforms like WordPress, Magento and some local CMS. 
    But Joomla offered us better resources for generating content.
    Joomla is a CMS suitable for many types of projects, especially if you have several people editing content at the same time.
    It allows you to maintain visual standardization and offers many options for working with images.
    With its ability to control access to different articles, categories or even different components, it is a great tool, even if they are managed by different people.
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    Scalability
    Bitrix24
    The scalability and reliability is almost 9.5/10 to be honest. We istarted with Bitrix24 for just 2 functions and now have expanded its usage to 2 more. In terms of users, every full-time employee (FTE) now uses Bitrix24 without fail. We are also working on giving limited/partial access to external service providers
    Incentivized
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    The Joomla Project
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Bitrix24
    • Bitrix24 simplifies our collaboration needs thereby making teamwork easy.
    • By supporting remote work, Bitrix24 enables our business to maintain a functional hybrid team, which saves us money.
    • It ensures smooth project management and progress tracking, besides offering amazing communication features, making it a must-have and a worthy tool.
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    The Joomla Project
    • Joomla has reduced our costs of rolling out a new website because it uses less developer time and can be rolled out by individual users as needed.
    • Joomla has a lot of extensions and add-ons that make it easy to create and implement advanced solutions quickly.
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