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280 Ratings
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Based on 280 reviews and ratings
235 Ratings
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Based on 235 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Security
8.0
Joomla
80%
Progress Sitefinity
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Joomla! ranks higher in 1/1 features
Joomla! ranks higher in 1/1 features
Role-based user permissions
8.0
80%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
7.7
Joomla
77%
Progress Sitefinity
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Joomla! ranks higher in 2/2 features
Joomla! ranks higher in 2/2 features
API
7.4
74%
39 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language
8.0
80%
40 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Web Content Creation
7.7
Joomla
77%
Progress Sitefinity
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Joomla! ranks higher in 8/8 features
Joomla! ranks higher in 8/8 features
WYSIWYG editor
7.0
70%
46 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness
7.9
79%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Admin section
8.1
81%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Page templates
7.6
76%
45 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Library of website themes
7.3
73%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design
7.3
73%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Publishing workflow
8.3
83%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Form generator
7.8
78%
39 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Web Content Management
7.5
Joomla
75%
Progress Sitefinity
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Joomla! ranks higher in 5/5 features
Joomla! ranks higher in 5/5 features
Content taxonomy
7.8
78%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
SEO support
7.0
70%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Bulk management
7.2
72%
42 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions
7.5
75%
45 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Community / comment management
8.0
80%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Joomla! is rated higher in 8 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Availability, Performance, Support Rating, Implementation Rating, Product Scalability
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
Joomla
76%
68 Ratings
7.5
Progress Sitefinity
75%
172 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
Joomla
100%
28 Ratings
7.2
Progress Sitefinity
72%
7 Ratings
Usability
9.9
Joomla
99%
7 Ratings
8.8
Progress Sitefinity
88%
10 Ratings
Availability
9.9
Joomla
99%
4 Ratings
8.2
Progress Sitefinity
82%
2 Ratings
Performance
7.8
Joomla
78%
4 Ratings
5.5
Progress Sitefinity
55%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
10.0
Joomla
100%
8 Ratings
8.8
Progress Sitefinity
88%
11 Ratings
Online Training
8.0
Joomla
80%
2 Ratings
Progress Sitefinity
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.7
Joomla
87%
6 Ratings
4.6
Progress Sitefinity
46%
8 Ratings
Product Scalability
9.9
Joomla
99%
3 Ratings
4.5
Progress Sitefinity
45%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Joomla
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.
Owner
SoftForgeInternet, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity remains a little heavyweight for sites that require basic text content, or a limited number of pages. However, its flexibility (including the range of different content types if supports) make it a good choice for any organization requiring advanced content management capabilities at an affordable price.
Senior Project Manager
Murdoch UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Joomla
- 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.
Sales Manager
CleveroadComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Progress Sitefinity
- 'Low-code structured content' (dynamic content types) is one of Sitefinity's most powerful features that allows you to structure content according to business needs, while at the same time dampening editorial freedom to ensure accessibility, meta enhancement, SEO and API consumption can be achieved.
- Sitefinity's content provider model allows us to flexibly (by means of admin interface) easily aggregate or separate content sharing within a multi-site instance.
- This proofs particularly powerful in emerging situations where there suddenly is a demand for content sharing across countries or regions.
- Adaptability at its core.
- While there's never a perfect fit for everything, it allows for easy code customization and extension being a .NET application at heart. Giving it a corporate edge over other custom solutions, whether it is on the development side or deployment side (on premise, IaaS or Azure DevOps Paas). And it has enabled us to put the system to use in its core feature - which is to manage content, where on other occasions we were able to take full advantage of its features such as A/B testing and personalization.
Sitefinity lead
World Health OrganizationGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees
Cons
Joomla
- 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
Owner | Principal
LMK Web Design & ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
- Diagram or illustrate more use cases for server setups, and managing of upgrades.
- I'd like to see the ability to synchronize from one server to multiple others at once.
- Implementation assistance as part of the purchase rather than farming out to 3rd party, although they did answer every question we asked in order to determine our best architecture setup.

Verified User
Professional in Marketing
Banking Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Joomla
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Progress Sitefinity
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Joomla
Joomla 10.0
Based on 28 answers
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.
Owner
Lionsites Web DesignInternet, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 7.2
Based on 7 answers
Pricing makes this a no brainer. Not the best CMS, but with work arounds and some fumbling around we are able to make it do what we want it to do

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
Joomla
Joomla 9.9
Based on 7 answers
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
Freelance Web Designer and Content Strategist
Words To Web, Inc.Online Media, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 8.8
Based on 10 answers
Very big fan of this CMS, as it allows scalability, performance, and everything else. The support is great whenever we need it. As a marketer, the digital/marketing side of things is very easy to use and we've seen strong results from an SEO and marketing perspective. I can't speak to the developer/creative side too much, but in talking with these teams, they do recommend the tool as well.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 11-50 employeesReliability and Availability
Joomla
Joomla 9.9
Based on 4 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 8.2
Based on 2 answers
Has been solid for us on availability
Systems Manager / Application Developer
City of GreeleyGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Performance
Joomla
Joomla 7.8
Based on 4 answers
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.
Webmaster \ Web Developer for the City of Pomona
Jaymersun Website ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 5.5
Based on 2 answers
A bit sluggish sometimes as the compiler works.
Systems Manager / Application Developer
City of GreeleyGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Support Rating
Joomla
Joomla 10.0
Based on 8 answers
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.
Owner - Web Designer/Developer/Marketer
Programmer JenInternet, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 8.8
Based on 11 answers
Support can be pretty good, even though, depending on the level of licensing, it can take longer to hear back from their team. They do have a phone option, which works well. Overall, they are knowledgeable, and helpful when needed. At times, support is able to access the system directly and troubleshoot critical items when needed.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Music Company, 11-50 employeesOnline Training
Joomla
Joomla 8.0
Based on 2 answers
It is good if you know Joomla! if not it can get a bit confusing
Owner
SA WebhostsInternet, 1-10 employees
Progress Sitefinity
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Joomla
Joomla 8.7
Based on 6 answers
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.
Webmaster \ Web Developer for the City of Pomona
Jaymersun Website ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 4.6
Based on 8 answers
N/A - I was not part of the implementation team. We have had this internally for over 5 years. Based on my experience, ensure that you have documentation on the initial implementation and subsequent upgrades. I would also recommend to have all the documentation on how and why the system was implemented the way it was

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Insurance Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Joomla
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.
Especialista de Desenvolvimento Industrial
SENAI-DNNon-profit Organization Management, 10,001+ employees
Progress Sitefinity
It is hands down just easier for our customers to use. The interface and the page builder experience is much better than what we have used in the past and has many enterprise features even in the lower price-point
CTO
Team SIMarketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Joomla
Joomla 9.9
Based on 3 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Progress Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity 4.5
Based on 1 answer
Seems pretty scalable.
Systems Manager / Application Developer
City of GreeleyGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Joomla
- 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.
Web Content Manager
VertMarkets, Inc.Publishing, 51-200 employees
Progress Sitefinity
- Sitefinity has reduced the amount of time it takes to edit and publish content, which has enabled us to get information out more quickly.
- Sitefinity allowed us to establish a consistent and modern brand identity and apply it across multiple websites.
Creative Team Supervisor
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.Insurance, 201-500 employees