Item: Joomla!
Rating: 8
Author: Dustin Day

Overall Satisfaction with Joomla!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Joomla! is a great CMS, we use it if we need a site builder that is more complicated than what a WordPress site will be used for but not quite as complicated as a Drupal site. Joomla! is easily updated, but can be a more complex build than WordPress or some other cookie cutter page builders.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Content management system
Website development
Custom site development

Cons

Being more intuitive
Having a more robust community
Design updates could be easier

Return on Investment

Joomla! has allowed us to have another amazing asset when building sites
The ROI of Joomla! is great considering it’s starting cost
The customers we’ve built Joomla! sites with have been happy

Usability

Joomla! definitely has a learning curve

Alternatives Considered

WordPress, Drupal and Concrete CMS

Key Insights

Do you think Joomla! delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Joomla!'s feature set?

Yes

Did Joomla! live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Joomla! go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Joomla! again?

Yes

Other Software Used

WordPress, Adobe After Effects, Contentpace

Likelihood to Recommend

If I thought it was a right fit for a colleague I would highly recommend Joomla!. Sadly WordPress or Drupal can usually fill the bill and Joomla! is a bit more complicated for casual use. However, if a client wanted a non-WordPress website and completely custom, I would push Joomla! as the ideal CMS

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Joomla! is a great CMS if the tool fits the project