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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    ON24

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AON24 is an intelligent engagement platform, that enables customers to continuously engage audiences with AI-powered, hyper-personalized webinar, virtual event and content experiences.N/A
    Pricing
    JoomlaON24
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JoomlaON24
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    JoomlaON24
    Considered Both Products
    The Joomla Project
    Chose Joomla
    I think Joomla is on-par with Drupal and Umbraco and similar platforms, but WordPress does seem to be above it. WordPress has become so common that there are more and more features becoming available to it that exceed the Joomla platform and make it hard to compete with. WordPre…
    Incentivized
    Cvent
    Chose ON24
    We've worked with a few other webinar vendors, but I would prefer not to mention them. We had no major issues with them, it more had to do with price and getting our process more internal than bad quality. On24 has provided the high quality platform that we need at a reasonable …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    137 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    102 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    143 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    JoomlaON24
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    8.3
    51 Ratings
    1% above category average
    ON24
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    6.6
    48 Ratings
    17% below category average
    ON24
    -
    Ratings
    API7.246 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    7.7
    54 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ON24
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes6.350 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.450 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.446 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    1% above category average
    ON24
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.951 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.650 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    8.3
    413 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.1356 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.1395 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings7.2392 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings7.4389 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    8.3
    416 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings6.8377 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    9.0
    384 Ratings
    5% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.9374 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.0357 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    8.0
    390 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Branding options00 Ratings8.5382 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings7.9335 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings7.638 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Joomla! and ON24
    Feature
    Joomla!
    -
    Ratings
    ON24
    8.8
    42 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings6.538 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings7.242 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    JoomlaON24
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JoomlaON24
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    6.8
    (461 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    9.9
    (44 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (210 ratings)
    Performance
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.9
    (33 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    3.7
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.5
    (12 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    6.4
    (231 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JoomlaON24
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    I find that ON24 caters for all types of organisations, having it allows for more choice/options. The experience around virtual events if fantastic and the ON24 team is constantly improving the platform. If you want to run a virtual events programme where you want to generate leads and track engagement, then ON24 is the platform for you
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    Pros
    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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    Cvent
    • Registration pages are easy to build and look clean
    • Console (audience view) offers many tools to use for presentations and to engage the audience
    • Reporting and analytics are robust and provide detailed reports that help us process attendees in our marketing database
    • Support team and responsive and helpful
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    Cons
    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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    Cvent
    • There was a recent update within the past year where the UX designer or developer thought it would be best to wide all titles from the audience view until they placed their mouse on top of the window. That was the worst mistake, as we have a moderator script where we tell the audience what each of the tool bars are and they can’t grasp what the tool is without putting their mouse there. From an accessibility standpoint point, it’s back to 1999 when there was no laws about accessibility.
    • Number one above is a major pain point.
    • ON24 needs to do a better job of introducing features and soliciting feedback from their customers vs making a high impactful change like #1 described above.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Cvent
    ON24 is everything we expected and everything we needed. It's simple to use, extremely customizable, and scales very easily. The integration to our CRM makes ON24 major lead generator for our sales team from our established webinars series. We can automate lead delivery to our sales team as well. If anything, we will look to expand our partnership in the future.
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    Usability
    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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    Cvent
    97% of our attendees say it is the best trainings they have every attended. But they other 3% have a horrible experience (while watching the event live) interesting fact. On24 uses two different encoders for live vs OnDemand. I have never had issues with the On-Demand experience. My only complaints come during live events
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    Reliability and Availability
    The Joomla Project
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    ON24 is always available when I have a question about a new feature, if I'm having issues during a live webinar, or if I'm having issues with a webinar on the backend. Our client support specialist, Heather Haines, has always been incredibly consistent with getting me the answers I need when I need them.
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    Performance
    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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    Cvent
    Sometimes (it may be my computer) i cant login to ON24. I create a new PW and then i still cant get in. I clear cache/try new browser etc. and nothing works. I come back in a few hours and its like the problem never existed, its the strangest thing. Outside of that everything works pretty seamless. We've ran into a few bumps with Marketo talking to ON24 and passing reg through but have that figured out now. Not being able to be on a VPN when connecting to webcam on the presenter side does cause issues for our government speakers.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Cvent
    ON24 support is really good with the 24/5 support chat line, where someone actually responds within 30 seconds. The customers success team is also really good and our rep is very helpful with all our questions. Whenever we have more technical questions, she will bring on a IT designer or a tech specialist on our calls for additional comments and help.
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    In-Person Training
    The Joomla Project
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    Great communication and clarity
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    Online Training
    The Joomla Project
    It is good if you know Joomla! if not it can get a bit confusing
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    Cvent
    On24 has amazing ON-Demand trainings that you can use at anytime and they walk you through step by step on different topics/ they are always updating and innovating and putting out new trainings. I would highly reccomend the trainings and reading the documents they have created. They also do live webinars on a rolling basis that are filled with so much knowledge and Information
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Cvent
    We had a few training's, which were broken up, and focused on specific areas of how to use the platform. Mostly though, a lot of it is just dedicating your time to learning and exploring what the possibilities are for enhancing your webinars
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Cvent
    From what I've seen, ON24 is built specifically to meet the needs of event marketing (or marketing generally), versus the other platforms which are more about simply providing a mechanism to hold virtual meetings. The integration with sales and marketing systems is really valuable. I don't know about pricing differences, but if the competitors were comparable, I would still select ON24.
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    Scalability
    The Joomla Project
    No answers on this topic
    Cvent
    The ON24 platform is straightforward to use and train clients on, which is a huge plus. Clients appreciate its features and simplicity. Internally, we receive valuable analytical data from webinar events, enabling the organization to make data-driven decisions. This helps us optimize strategies and drive success for B2B businesses effectively.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    • We get a lot of MQLs from our webinars. The integration with SFDC is a game changer over platforms that don't offer that integration.
    • The addition of emojis and chat to our event consoles has greatly increased our engagement.
    • We love marketing the fact that on-demand viewers can still submit questions and we'll answer them by email. Who else can say that?
    • We would like to be able to make changes to all console elements after events have taken place. Sometimes stuff just needs to be updated.
    • As we improve our audience segmentation, we are looking forward to the segment customization options that are now available on the console.
    • The webinars ON24 sponsors provide us with some great ideas for improving our overall strategic marketing.
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    ScreenShots

    ON24 Screenshots

    Screenshot of Red Whale creates webinar series, Deep Dives, to engage General Practitioners.Screenshot of SAP Concur takes its customer activation workshops virtual with ON24.Screenshot of Atheanhealth broadcasts an authentic conversation with industry thought leaders to its audience.Screenshot of SAS creates webinar series, Analytics in 20, to education product best practices in short amount of time.Screenshot of NVIDIA creates always-on content library filled with webinars with ON24 Engagement Hub, segmented by different languages and geo-locations.Screenshot of ADP, using ON24 Target, creates personalized landing pages to encourage and accelerate ADP benefit enrollment.  This resource page has on-demand webinars, help articles and ways to immediately enroll.