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Joomla vs October CMS Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS) which allows users to build websites & online applications, with site templates, multi-language support & more

Built on the Laravel framework, October CMS is a content management system designed for building websites. It provides developers with a foundation for creating scalable web applications.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

Starting from

199

/user

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

29

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

622

5

4

3

2

1

267

221

103

24

7

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
54%
would recommend this app

4.8

108

5

4

3

2

1

91

15

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

Pros

“You can structure things cleanly, scale sites as needed, and maintain consistency across multiple environments without a lot of overhead.”
BR

Bradley R.

IT Director

“Extension quality can also vary. While the ecosystem is a strength, not all third-party plugins are maintained equally, so you have to be selective and stay on top of updates to avoid issues.”
BR

Bradley R.

IT Director

“Joomla is robust in it’s flexibility for a wide range of uses for developing even complex websites. If you are looking for a wide range of capabilities this is great software choice.”
KP

Kathryn P.

Owner

Pros

“OctoberCMS is light enough that it appeals to my sense of speed and aversion to heavyweight waste, and seems to transcend many of the trendy come-and-go fads in technology. ”
GH

Greg H.

President and CEO

“In cases when a client doesn't have the budget to build some deeply customised backend, but needs a simple and understandable, extensible interface for the admin or frontend - OctoberCMS has practically no competitors in this segment.”
IC

Ihor C.

CTO

“The e-commerce part is a bit complicated and maybe some sort of a package would help a lot here.”
SA

Simeon A.

UX Designer

Cons

“The biggest drawback is that it can be a bit heavier to manage compared to simpler CMS platforms.”
BR

Bradley R.

IT Director

“It's too complex to be suited to building a small business website. ”
TH

Thom H.

Retired Guy building website for fun

“Joomla was quite disappointing to us, however, this is likely due to our lack of knowledge surrounding the product.”
DC

David C.

IT Engineer

Cons

“At the time, it was quite a young CMS and lacked a few features others support, for example versioning”
CD

Christopher D.

Web developer

“Web skills are not my strong suit. ”
GH

Greg H.

President and CEO

“Outdated plugins in the marketplace.”
DG

Douglas G.

Full Stack Developer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features42
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Design Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • File Management
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Metadata Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Online Store Builder
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Real Time Editing
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Shopping Cart
  • Social Media Integration
  • Tagging
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features26
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Design Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • File Management
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Metadata Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Online Store Builder
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Real Time Editing
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Shopping Cart
  • Social Media Integration
  • Tagging
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Video Support
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations3
  • Ecwid
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Maps
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Ecwid
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Maps

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