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Head-to-head · Content Management Systems

Progress Sitefinity vs Joomla

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Progress Sitefinity #5 in Content Management Systems 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Sitefinity
Joomla #6 in Content Management Systems 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Joomla

Progress Sitefinity leads on 0 checks, Joomla on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreProgress Sitefinity · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly Joomla
  • Most featuresJoomla · 6 of 6

Progress Sitefinity scores higher on our rubric for content management systems: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Joomla offers free plan; Progress Sitefinity doesn't.

Progress Sitefinity is the better fit for enterprises needing personalization and experimentation. Joomla is the better fit for general-purpose open-source website management.

  • Progress Sitefinity fits best

    Enterprises needing personalization and experimentation

  • Joomla fits best

    General-purpose open-source website management

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Side by side

Feature Progress Sitefinity 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Joomla 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #5 in Content Management Systems #6 in Content Management Systems
Best for Enterprises needing personalization and experimentation General-purpose open-source website management
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Phone, Docs Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS 2FA
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Progress Sitefinity 0/6 · Joomla 6/6
Editorial workflows Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Custom user roles Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Multilingual content Not checked yet ✓ (best)
SEO tools Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Media library Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Custom content types Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Platform type Not checked yet Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Structured multilingual content, DAM and multisite management
  • Personalization, A/B testing and journey analytics
  • Headless delivery with RESTful and GraphQL APIs
  • Free, open-source platform with self-hosted deployment
  • Built-in multilingual content, workflows, SEO, and versioning
  • Granular permissions, custom fields, templates, extensions, and APIs
Cons
  • Quote-based pricing with no free plan
  • Advanced personalization is not listed in the base DX plan
  • No 24/7 support coverage
  • You manage hosting for a self-hosted installation
  • Hosting and third-party extensions may add separate costs
  • Fewer verified integrations than category leaders
Our verdict

Progress Sitefinity is a composable digital experience platform for marketers, developers and enterprise content teams. It combines web content management, structured multilingual content, digital asset management, personalization,…

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Joomla is a free, open-source content management system for publishing web content on a user's own hosting. It is suited to corporate sites, portals, intranets, publications, government and nonprofit websites, online reservations, and…

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  1. Progress SitefinityContent Management Systems 8.7Pricing on request
  2. JoomlaContent Management Systems 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Progress Sitefinity — where it wins

    • Structured multilingual content, DAM and multisite management
    • Personalization, A/B testing and journey analytics
    • Headless delivery with RESTful and GraphQL APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Quote-based pricing with no free plan
    • Advanced personalization is not listed in the base DX plan
    • No 24/7 support coverage

  • Joomla — where it wins

    • Free, open-source platform with self-hosted deployment
    • Built-in multilingual content, workflows, SEO, and versioning
    • Granular permissions, custom fields, templates, extensions, and APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • You manage hosting for a self-hosted installation
    • Hosting and third-party extensions may add separate costs
    • Fewer verified integrations than category leaders
  • Progress Sitefinity8.7/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad enterprise CMS for personalization, experimentation and multi-channel delivery.

    Visit SitefinityFull verdict →
  • Joomla8.6/10 · Free plan

    A capable, free CMS for multilingual publishing, workflows, permissions, and structured content.

    Visit JoomlaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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