Joomla vs WordPress Business-Enterprise comparison

Joomla and Wordpress are both solutions in the Web Content Management category. Joomla is ranked #14, while Wordpress is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4. Joomla holds a 2.1% mindshare in WCM, compared to Wordpress’s 12.8% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of Joomla users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Wordpress users who would recommend it.

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77% willing to recommend

WordPress Business-Enterprise

Read 30 WordPress Business-Enterprise reviews

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1,811 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Joomla and WordPress Business-Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Web Content Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Joomla vs. WordPress Business-Enterprise Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Joomla

Ranking in Web Content Management

14th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WordPress Business-Enterprise

Ranking in Web Content Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Joomla is 2.1%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress Business-Enterprise is 12.8%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Web Content Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
WordPress Business-Enterprise	12.8%
Joomla	2.1%
Other	85.1%

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Featured Reviews

Sinesio Bittencourt

Suporte avançado - Linux System Administrator L1 at HostGator Brasil

Creating new pages is easy.

Categories, Components and the ease in creating new pages are the most valuable features Easy creation of new components and easy maintenance saves time and money. Optimization of systems I have been using it for more than nine years. Customizing components is not so easy. We have not…

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Irfani Silviana

Web Designer | WordPress Developer at Edamame Agency

A versatile platform for web development that has helped me cater to a diverse range of clients

I appreciate the flexibility of WordPress, particularly its filter and action hooks, which allow for the development of additional features. We can build our own plugins into this. We can be creative while following our clients' requirements. For example, I recently built a custom plugin where the client wanted extra functionalities about membership, special profile pages, and a subscription system. And WordPress has helped a lot, thanks to its flexibility. I could use current plugins on the market and then modify them with my own plugin and collaborate with other existing plugins. So, WordPress has reduced a lot of work for me as a developer. With WordPress, I can achieve the functionality that I want. I don't have to do everything from scratch because a few solutions exist in the market, and I can enhance that.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most robust, stable, secure, feature-rich CMSs on the market."

"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."

"It is easy to edit content using WordPress."

"We use WordPress on two different websites and it solves all of our website issues."

"It has a vast array of themes which could be applied to make the website visually look more appealing to the target market."

"As WordPress is such a popular product, there are many designers and developers available to work on projects."

"The best feature in WordPress is Elementor. It lets you easily create one-page landing sites."

"I like the tool's plugins."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its flexibility, ease of working with, intuitive interface, and ease of finding a huge online community, along with its simplicity of integration with other solutions."

"WordPress offers great flexibility."

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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."

"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."

"I would like to have the ability to customize the whole WordPress installation. WordPress comes with a number of core features. I would love to be able to remove those I'm not using at the moment."

"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."

"WordPress needs to improve its usability."

"It may be useful to have a downloadable program that you could have on your desktop that allows you to create and maintain the program while offline."

"I would like to see the addition of social media integration features in WordPress."

"Backups and moving sites could be handled better."

"I would recommend dumping the Gutenberg interface, as that is horrible."

"WordPress needs to adapt to new technologies. It also needs to improve scalability. We don't have optimized content and plugins in the tech stack."

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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."

"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."

"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."

"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."

"WordPress is a free CMS. Installing WordPress is free. The domain and pushing data costs money."

"As per my understanding, WordPress is an open-source product, owing to which there are no requirements to make any payments towards its licensing costs."

"It provides a high ROI."

"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."

"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

11%

University

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	1

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What do you like most about WordPress?

The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.

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WordPress is good with search engine optimization if you use the plugins.I use WordPress because it is an inexpensive solution for small projects.

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The area that could be improved in WordPress is the security feature. The security features need to ensure they don't rely too much on external plugins for security. WordPress needs to have its own...

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Overview

Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications.

Joomla

WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that allows users to create and manage websites easily. It offers a wide range of features and customization options, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users.

One of the key advantages of WordPress is its user-friendly interface. With its intuitive dashboard, users can easily navigate through various settings and options. Additionally, WordPress offers a vast library of themes and plugins, allowing users to customize their websites to their liking.

WordPress also excels in terms of flexibility and scalability. It can be used to create various types of websites, from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms. Its extensive plugin directory enables users to add functionality to their websites without any coding knowledge.

Another notable feature of WordPress is its strong community support. With millions of users worldwide, there is a wealth of resources available, including forums, tutorials, and documentation. This makes it easy for users to find solutions to any issues they may encounter.

Furthermore, WordPress is highly SEO-friendly. It provides built-in tools and features that help optimize websites for search engines, improving their visibility and ranking. This is crucial for businesses and individuals looking to increase their online presence.

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