eXo Platform vs. Joomla!

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eXo Platform
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
eXo Platform is an open-source, social-collaboration software designed for enterprises. Some key features include: Enterprise Social Network, Enterprise Content Management and Social Collaboration.
$5
engaged user/month
Joomla
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Joomla! is a free and open source content management system used to publish web content. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization.N/A
Pricing
eXo PlatformJoomla!
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
5$
engaged user/month
Professional Edition
5$
engaged user/month
Enterprise Unlimited
9$
engaged user/month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eXo PlatformJoomla
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$5 per engaged userNo setup fee
Additional DetailsProfessional: Starting at 100 users// Enterprise: Starting at 300 users// Enterprise Unlimited: Starting at 500 users
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Features
eXo PlatformJoomla!
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.2
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Joomla!
-
Ratings
Task Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Search10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.5
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Joomla!
-
Ratings
Chat10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.1
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Joomla!
-
Ratings
Versioning8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
-
Ratings
Joomla!
7.0
44 Ratings
14% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.044 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
-
Ratings
Joomla!
6.5
41 Ratings
17% below category average
API00 Ratings7.039 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.140 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
-
Ratings
Joomla!
7.2
47 Ratings
5% below category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings6.046 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.044 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings7.045 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings9.043 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.043 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings6.143 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings6.039 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
-
Ratings
Joomla!
6.6
45 Ratings
11% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.044 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings7.044 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings4.142 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings6.143 Ratings
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User Ratings
eXo PlatformJoomla!
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(16 ratings)
6.1
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(2 ratings)
10.0
(28 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
eXo PlatformJoomla!
Likelihood to Recommend
eXo Platform
It is especially suitable for working together remotely or from disconnected locations, allowing them to access collaborative work and tools to facilitate communication. Internal and cloud options also seem to offer a flexible adoption roadmap. It addresses the problems of efficient collaboration and effective communication between employees, particularly with regard to working and completing projects
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The Joomla Project
It seems with the release of Joomla! 4 that the weak areas have all been covered. Its always been good for the mid-level small to large business, the blogging was WP, and the large-scale enterprise was probably bespoke. But the new interface is so simple it seems pointless using WP when Joomla! is as easy and can then grow as big as you like. The Workflows feature which allows you to set up work pipelines easily is going to be a boom to any larger enterprise sites. Couples with the new API which I got to see at one of their user groups, is amazing. They were creating articles on one site then another site was taking the feed directly for just certain categories. Really blows your mind what you could do with that and the new workflows.
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Pros
eXo Platform
  • I personally love the user-friendly interface. Often you find software which is difficult to learn, and not utilized as often as it should be because of this. With eXo Platform, the interface is easy to understand, and is not particularly challenging to new users and non-tech savvy individuals.
  • It allows you to get work done, without feeling like using the platform is part of the actual work. It feels more like a natural system you would use in your leisure time to connect with friends and family, rather than a social intranet designed to facilitate employee communication and help you meet project deadlines.
  • The cloud platform allows users to easily share information and files, and collaborate on project work. Another benefit to this is it makes mobile collaboration possible.
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The Joomla Project
  • We use Joomla to build our websites and web applications because of its incredible intuitiveness and tools to make everything more manageable.
  • Its working environment is quite comfortable for my development team, and its web design resources significantly speed up our work when carrying out web development projects.
  • It allows you to use blocks to create and visually manage websites and divide them into different categories without programming knowledge.
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Cons
eXo Platform
  • As the platform appears to be packed with features and functionality it may be a bit daunting at first to get used to it.
  • The initial adoption in a corporate setting would involve a number of questions, such as integration with other applications, data migration and security and the optimum adoption road map in order to maximise the benefit from the platform.
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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
eXo Platform
It is a stable platform that has uniquely solved my issues.
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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.
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Usability
eXo Platform
This platform has a pleasant user interface, is very easy to use, and offers a lot of useful accessories and add-ons. At first it can be a little intimidating, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. It is considerably reliable and safe. Facilitates connection and collaboration with coworkers. It provides tools that allow you to capture, organize and act according to the internal knowledge of your team.
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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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Performance
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
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.
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Support Rating
eXo Platform
The eXo platform offers a high quality support, which satisfies the requirements of our company, especially when the platform begins to be used, due to the amount of tools that can be overwhelming. Support responses are made in a short period of time.
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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
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
The Joomla Project
It is good if you know Joomla! if not it can get a bit confusing
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Implementation Rating
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
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
eXo Platform
We selected this product firstly because it's easy to use for end-users, even if it's not so simple to configure from an administrative point of view. Managing and tracking overall activities is quite easy and it's also possible to have an immediate vision of everything that is done on the platform. Users feel confident and are encouraged to share resources.
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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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Return on Investment
eXo Platform
  • The eXo platform is a great agile tool for concentrating internal human capital.
  • It is excellent for improving communication and collaboration between the company and group members.
  • It generates an effective collaborative work and maximizes productivity with the improvement of teamwork.
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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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ScreenShots

eXo Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of CalendarScreenshot of A Space HomeScreenshot of DocumentsScreenshot of spacesScreenshot of activity streamScreenshot of gamification