Comparison

Joomla vs KeystoneJS

On the evidence we track, KeystoneJS leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Joomla54
★KeystoneJS63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Joomla54 / 100medium · 62%
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Model
Joomlafree
KeystoneJSopen_source
Price level
Joomlafree
KeystoneJSfree
Transparent
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Integrations
Count
Joomla8
KeystoneJS4
Security
Disclosure policy
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS–
Gdpr
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS–
Scorecard
Joomla4.5
KeystoneJS5.2
Reliability
Status page
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Joomla0
KeystoneJS–
Github stars
Joomla5,147
KeystoneJS9,974
Activity
Commits last 30d
Joomla75
KeystoneJS100
Release
Cadence days
Joomla2
KeystoneJS13
History
Joomla20 items
KeystoneJS20 items
License
Spdx
JoomlaGPL-2.0
KeystoneJSMIT
Language
Primary
JoomlaPHP
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Market
Availability
KeystoneJS–
Content
Faq
Joomla7 items
KeystoneJS6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
CMS type
JoomlaTraditional / monolithic
KeystoneJSHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Joomla-
KeystoneJS✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Localisation / i18n
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS-
Content workflow / approvals
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Joomla-
KeystoneJS✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
JoomlaThousands of free extensions and templates
KeystoneJSCustom field types and extensible architecture
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Joomla-
KeystoneJS-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Joomla

An award-winning open-source content management system that empowers users to build and manage websites and online applications with extensive customization through a large ecosystem of community-contributed components.

Independently observed

KeystoneJS

Leader

A headless CMS for developers that provides a GraphQL API and management UI for content and data. Developers define a schema and get a powerful backend without boilerplate or bootstrapping.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Joomla

FreeFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

KeystoneJS

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
CLI
Joomla✗
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Joomla✗
KeystoneJS✓
Self-hosted
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✓
On-premise
Joomla✓
KeystoneJS✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Joomla

8 total
  • 123RF
  • Algolia
  • AppVeyor
  • Civic
  • CleanTalk
  • CloudAccess.net
  • CodiumAI
  • Crowdin
Independently observed

KeystoneJS

Leader
4 total
  • Cloudinary
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed
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