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Joomla vs Sitecore Digital Marketing System comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Joomla
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Web Content Management (11th)
Sitecore Digital Marketing ...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Joomla and Sitecore Digital Marketing System aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Joomla is designed for Web Content Management and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
Sitecore Digital Marketing System, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Management, holds 2.0% mindshare, up 1.2% since last year.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Joomla2.3%
Drupal9.0%
Adobe Experience Manager8.4%
Other80.3%
Web Content Management
Marketing Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sitecore Digital Marketing System2.0%
Salesforce Marketing Cloud14.9%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM14.5%
Other68.6%
Marketing Management
 

Featured Reviews

JS
Techvangelist & CEO at IT Guru Solutions, Inc.
One of the most robust, stable, secure, feature-rich CMSs on the market
I would like to see more back-end admin power pulled into the front-end, therefore the admins will not have to use the back-end as much, especially for the menu manager, user manager, etc. versus using third-party extensions to achieve this. As it is today, it often ends up introducing some potentially serious security concerns. When I turn over a Joomla site, editing content is easy for most folks (i.e., changing the Contact Us or About Us pages). However, when it comes time for them to edit menus and navigation to add a new page or article into the menu somewhere, it starts to get a little complex for many users to build these menu items, especially when there are multiple menus being used in different positions. I also would like to see the same sorting and attributes available through the web browser on the JED (sorting by free or commercial license, sort by rating, popularity, etc.) within the back-end Joomla Web Installer when browsing extensions. I would also like to see the Joomla security bulletins pulled into the admin back-end with better publishing of known extension issues, especially for ones we have installed. Therefore, if we do not have them installed, we never see those bulletins. If we do, then pertinent messages showing up like "there are X number of extension updates available" can pushed upfront and center like updates and security notice usually are.
VK
Product Delivery Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Advanced features and personalization improve content management experience
I primarily use Sitecore Digital Marketing System for content creation and management. This includes handling text, videos, and images displayed on websites, providing an interface where everything is presented seamlessly to the user on the front end Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Simplicity and security are basic elements to build a website quickly and safely, and with JoomShaper it was for me even easier."
"With a fairly small learning curve for the end user who wants the basics, Joomla is one of the most robust, stable, secure, feature-rich CMSs on the market."
"No useful review content was provided."
"This CMS lets you create an own website within minutes, no matter if the user has knowledge in coding."
"Joomla is a complete and easy-to-use content manager system; it's possible to create a website, manage its structure and contents, and add features using hundreds of extensions, and the most valuable thing for us is the easy way you update content, add articles, modify structure, and apply SEO tags and info."
"Despite some limitations, Joomla stands out from the crowd and manages to retain its position in the market."
"Do your project in Joomla; you will see that it is a better solution for website development."
"The speed in which you can take a CMS and make it a full-blown shopping cart with analytics tracking, SEO, user accounts, security, and ease of use through a robust framework of modules and plugins to enhance and promote-related content is about as turnkey as it gets with Joomla."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System offers very good customer support; it is a pricey solution, and they back it up with excellent service."
"The platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to create web pages with ease."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a standout tool because it offers cloud capabilities and numerous built-in features, including AI components."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the same sorting and attributes available through the web browser on the JED (sorting by free or commercial license, sort by rating, popularity, etc.) within the back-end Joomla Web Installer when browsing extensions."
"Joomla itself seems to be secure, but many add-ons are badly written and allow LFI, RFI, SQL injection and XSS attacks."
"Customizing components is not so easy."
"When it comes time for them to edit menus and navigation to add a new page or article into the menu somewhere, it starts to get a little complex for many users to build these menu items, especially when there are multiple menus being used in different positions."
"I would like to see more back-end admin power pulled into the front-end, therefore the admins will not have to use the back-end as much, especially for the menu manager, user manager, etc. versus using third-party extensions to achieve this."
"With even basic Joomla, it requires a course."
"Web applications created in Joomla eat up a lot of server resources."
"In a few scenarios, Sitecore DMS works slowly."
"Sitecore Digital Marketing System is a pricey solution with licensing costs, the details of which I am not familiar."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Joomla is open source, therefore free. Only hosting, the time to build it along with the training time is your startup cost."
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What needs improvement with Sitecore Digital Marketing System?
Sitecore Digital Marketing System can be improved by incorporating more AI capabilities. AI should assist in generating appropriate content automatically and enhancing searches, such as locating sp...
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I primarily use Sitecore Digital Marketing System ( /products/sitecore-digital-marketing-system-reviews ) for content creation and management. This includes handling text, videos, and images displa...
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