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CMS Made Simple
Joomla
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CMS Made Simple
(10)
4.2
out of
5
CMS Made Simple
By
CMS Made Simple Foundation
Joomla
(386)
4.0
out of
5
Joomla
By
Open Source Matters
At a Glance
Star Rating
(10)
4.2
out of
5
(386)
4.0
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Small-Business (67.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Content Management
(4)
Customizability
(4)
Confusing Interface
(3)
Learning Curve
(2)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
CMS Made Simple
Star Rating
(10)
4.2
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Joomla
Star Rating
(386)
4.0
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Content Management
(4)
Customizability
(4)
Confusing Interface
(3)
Learning Curve
(2)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CMS Made Simple vs Joomla
Reviewers felt that Joomla meets the needs of their business better than CMS Made Simple.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CMS Made Simple is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CMS Made Simple over Joomla.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CMS Made Simple
No pricing available
Joomla
No pricing available
Free Trial
CMS Made Simple
No trial information available
Joomla
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
6
8.3
346
Ease of Use
8.6
7
7.5
347
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
7.9
198
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.9
199
Quality of Support
8.1
7
7.3
303
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.3
168
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
6
7.0
335
Features by Category
Web Content Management
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8.2
7
8.1
320
Content
Content Authoring
8.3
6
8.5
(won by 0.2)
300
|
Verified
Rich Text Editor
8.1
6
8.3
(won by 0.2)
298
|
Verified
Versioning
8.3
(won by 0.4)
5
7.9
269
|
Verified
Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps
8.6
(won by 0.5)
6
8.1
298
|
Verified
Approval Process
8.3
(won by 0.2)
5
8.1
94
Content Scheduling
6.7
5
8.0
(won by 1.3)
271
|
Verified
Asset Management
8.1
(won by 0.2)
6
7.9
277
|
Verified
Internal Search
8.6
(won by 0.8)
6
7.8
280
|
Verified
Content Repository
8.6
(won by 0.4)
6
8.2
284
|
Verified
Design
Breadth of Pre-Built Templates
8.1
(won by 0.1)
6
8.0
282
|
Verified
Mobile
8.3
(won by 0.2)
6
8.1
277
|
Verified
Branding/Themes
8.1
6
8.2
(won by 0.1)
290
|
Verified
Customization
8.9
(won by 0.5)
6
8.4
296
|
Verified
Platform
User Community
7.5
6
8.3
(won by 0.8)
276
|
Verified
SEO
8.3
(won by 0.4)
6
7.9
278
|
Verified
Flexible Navigation Structures
8.1
(won by 0.2)
6
7.9
281
|
Verified
User, Role, and Access Management
7.5
6
8.6
(won by 1.1)
290
|
Verified
Enterprise Scalability
Not enough data
7.9
(won by default)
252
|
Verified
Internationalization
8.9
(won by 0.8)
6
8.1
241
|
Verified
Dashboards and Reports
8.6
(won by 0.9)
6
7.7
264
|
Verified
API / Integrations
Not enough data
7.8
(won by default)
242
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
AWS Marketplace
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CMS Made Simple
Joomla
CMS Made Simple and Joomla are categorized as
Web Content Management
Unique Categories
CMS Made Simple has no unique categories
Joomla is categorized as
AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CMS Made Simple
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
60.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Joomla
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
67.4%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
21.1%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
11.5%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
60.0%
67.4%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
21.1%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
11.5%
Reviewers' Industry
CMS Made Simple
Marketing and Advertising
20.0%
Internet
20.0%
Wholesale
10.0%
Real Estate
10.0%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
10.0%
Other
30.0%
Joomla
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
11.2%
Computer Software
8.6%
Internet
5.6%
Education Management
4.3%
Other
57.2%
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Joomla is a CMS mainly used for corporate business for customized website solution. It's recommended for small to medium enterprises.
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