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Head-to-head · Content Management Systems

Xperience by Kentico vs Joomla

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Xperience by Kentico #4 in Content Management Systems 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Xperience
Joomla #6 in Content Management Systems 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Joomla

Xperience by Kentico leads on 0 checks, Joomla on 0, and 7 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 scoreXperience by Kentico · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly Joomla
  • Most featuresJoomla · 6 of 6

Xperience by Kentico scores higher on our rubric for content management systems: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Xperience by Kentico is the better fit for marketing-led digital experience programs. Joomla is the better fit for general-purpose open-source website management.

  • Xperience by Kentico fits best

    Marketing-led digital experience programs

  • Joomla fits best

    General-purpose open-source website management

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Side by side

Feature Xperience by Kentico 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Joomla 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #4 in Content Management Systems #6 in Content Management Systems
Best for Marketing-led digital experience programs General-purpose open-source website management
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price Pricing on request Free plan
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA 2FA
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Xperience by Kentico 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
  • Combines content, personalization, journeys, automation, assets, campaigns, and commerce
  • Supports hybrid-headless delivery through GraphQL APIs and templates
  • Connects with major CRM, search, commerce, workflow, and experimentation tools
  • 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
  • Contact-sales pricing makes direct budget comparisons harder
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking a focused CMS
  • .NET and ASP.NET Core extensibility may not suit every development environment
  • 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

Xperience by Kentico brings content management, digital assets, marketing automation, personalization, customer data, commerce, campaigns, and AI-assisted workflows into one digital experience platform. It is aimed at marketing and…

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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. Xperience by KenticoContent Management Systems 8.8Pricing on request
  2. JoomlaContent Management Systems 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Xperience by Kentico — where it wins

    • Combines content, personalization, journeys, automation, assets, campaigns, and commerce
    • Supports hybrid-headless delivery through GraphQL APIs and templates
    • Connects with major CRM, search, commerce, workflow, and experimentation tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Contact-sales pricing makes direct budget comparisons harder
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking a focused CMS
    • .NET and ASP.NET Core extensibility may not suit every development environment

  • 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
  • Xperience by Kentico8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad digital experience suite for marketing-led teams that need content and journey tools together.

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  • 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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