Wix vs Joomla

Wix9.0Visit Joomla8.9Visit

Higher score Wix #5 in Website Builders 9.0/10 Free plan · paid plans Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Wix

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Joomla #7 in Website Builders 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Joomla

• Wix fits best

  Small businesses that want everything in one place

• Joomla fits best

  Open-source sites needing multilingual content control

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Side by side

Feature	Wix 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Joomla 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#5 in Website Builders	#7 in Website Builders
Best for	Small businesses that want everything in one place	Open-source sites needing multilingual content control
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Free plan · paid plans	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Wix 3/5 · Joomla 0/5
Custom domain on free	—	Not checked yet
AI site builder	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Blogging	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Code export	—	Not checked yet
Hosting included	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
E-commerce	Full	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Editor puts anything anywhere — no grid fights, no CSS App Market covers bookings, restaurants, events and members Wix Studio is a real agency tier with responsive controls	Manage multilingual content with language associations and SEO-friendly URLs. Control access with ACLs and user-group permissions. Extend sites with custom fields, templates and installable extensions.
Cons	You cannot switch templates without rebuilding the site Pages get heavy — performance needs babysitting Free plan shows Wix ads on a wixsite.com subdomain	Self-hosted use requires downloading and installing Joomla on a web server. The hosted Launch service has renewal requirements. Launch upgrades are provider-specific; support channels are community and documentation.
Our verdict	Wix is a website builder for businesses that want to create and manage a site without relying on separate tools. Its editor supports placing and resizing elements freely, while the mobile view provides controls for adjusting the… Read the review →	Joomla is a free, open-source content management system for creating and publishing websites and web applications. Its multilingual content management, language associations and access controls make it a fit for organisations that need… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Wix — where it wins

  • Editor puts anything anywhere — no grid fights, no CSS
  • App Market covers bookings, restaurants, events and members
  • Wix Studio is a real agency tier with responsive controls

  Where it doesn't

  • You cannot switch templates without rebuilding the site
  • Pages get heavy — performance needs babysitting
  • Free plan shows Wix ads on a wixsite.com subdomain

• Joomla — where it wins

  • Manage multilingual content with language associations and SEO-friendly URLs.
  • Control access with ACLs and user-group permissions.
  • Extend sites with custom fields, templates and installable extensions.

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted use requires downloading and installing Joomla on a web server.
  • The hosted Launch service has renewal requirements.
  • Launch upgrades are provider-specific; support channels are community and documentation.

• Wix9.0/10 · Free plan · paid plans

  The most complete drag-and-drop builder — 900+ templates and a mature app market.

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• Joomla8.9/10 · Free plan

  A free, extensible CMS for teams that need multilingual content and granular publishing control.

  Visit JoomlaFull verdict →