Joomla vs Wix CMS

Joomla6.8Visit Wix CMS6.8Visit

Joomla #7 in Web Content Management Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Joomla

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Wix CMS #8 in Web Content Management Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Wix

• Joomla fits best

  Organizations building multilingual business sites

• Wix CMS fits best

  Small businesses wanting easy visual CMS editing

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Side by side

Feature	Joomla 6.8/10 Visit ↗	Wix CMS 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.8	6.8
Ranking	#7 in Web Content Management Software	#8 in Web Content Management Software
Best for	Organizations building multilingual business sites	Small businesses wanting easy visual CMS editing
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Joomla 1/2 · Wix CMS 2/2
Visual page editor	Not published	✓ (best)
Multilingual publishing	✓	✓
Specs
Editorial workflow	Not published	Approval
Included users	Not published	2 users
Custom domains	Not published	Not published
Content export	Not published	Limited
Our review
Pros	Manage multilingual content with language associations. Built-in SEO, publishing tools, and content versioning. ACL permissions, custom fields, and extensible templates.	Build dynamic pages from structured collections and custom fields Schedule content and assign collaborator roles and collection permissions Translate eligible CMS fields and move collection data through CSV
Cons	Self-hosting requires a web server installation. Community and documentation are the listed support channels. The hosted Launch service has renewal requirements and provider-specific upgrades.	Collection export is limited to CSV Paid plans add storage and business features at different levels CMS is part of Wix and Wix Studio rather than an open-source platform
Our verdict	Joomla is a free, open-source content management system for creating, organising and publishing websites and web applications. Its feature set suits small businesses, nonprofits, governments and larger organisations that need multilingual… Read the review →	Wix CMS brings structured content management into Wix and Wix Studio, connecting collections and custom fields to visual page layouts. It suits small businesses that want to edit pages visually while publishing repeatable content such as… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Joomla — where it wins

  • Manage multilingual content with language associations.
  • Built-in SEO, publishing tools, and content versioning.
  • ACL permissions, custom fields, and extensible templates.

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting requires a web server installation.
  • Community and documentation are the listed support channels.
  • The hosted Launch service has renewal requirements and provider-specific upgrades.

• Wix CMS — where it wins

  • Build dynamic pages from structured collections and custom fields
  • Schedule content and assign collaborator roles and collection permissions
  • Translate eligible CMS fields and move collection data through CSV

  Where it doesn't

  • Collection export is limited to CSV
  • Paid plans add storage and business features at different levels
  • CMS is part of Wix and Wix Studio rather than an open-source platform

• Joomla6.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, free CMS for teams that need multilingual publishing and control over their site.

  Visit JoomlaFull verdict →
• Wix CMS6.8/10 · Free plan

  Wix CMS pairs visual page editing with structured collections, scheduling, and multilingual fields.

  Visit WixFull verdict →