Comparison

Joomla vs Strapi

On the evidence we track, Strapi leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Joomla54

★Strapi75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Joomla	StrapiLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100medium · 62%	75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$35
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	197
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.5	7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjoomla%2Fjoomla-cms&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	4,257
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,147	73,319
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	229,467
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	75	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Joomla54 / 100medium · 62%

Strapi75 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Model

Joomlafree

Strapifreemium

Price level

Joomlafree

Strapimid

Starting price

Joomla–

Strapi$35

Transparent

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Integrations

Count

Joomla8

Strapi197

Security

Certifications

Joomla–

StrapiSOC 2

Disclosure policy

Joomla✓

Strapi–

Gdpr

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Scorecard

Joomla4.5

Strapi7

Soc2

Joomla–

Strapi✓

Vulnerabilities

JoomlaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjoomla%2Fjoomla-cms&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

StrapiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Joomla–

Strapi99.9

Status page

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Joomla0

Strapi4,257

Github stars

Joomla5,147

Strapi73,319

Package downloads weekly

Joomla–

Strapi229,467

Activity

Commits last 30d

Joomla75

Strapi100

Release

Cadence days

Joomla2

Strapi6

History

Joomla20 items

Strapi20 items

License

Spdx

JoomlaGPL-2.0

StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

JoomlaPHP

StrapiTypeScript

Market

Availability

JoomlaAvailable worldwide

StrapiAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Joomla7 items

Strapi8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Joomla	Strapi
Core
CMS type	Traditional / monolithic	Headless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered	✓	✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)	-	✓
Content
Structured content modelling	✓	✓
Localisation / i18n	✓	✓
Content workflow / approvals	✓	✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder	-	✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size	Thousands of free extensions and templates	197 community-built integrations and plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	-
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

JoomlaTraditional / monolithic

StrapiHeadless / API-first

Licensing

Open-source

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Joomla-

Strapi✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Localisation / i18n

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Content workflow / approvals

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Joomla-

Strapi✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

JoomlaThousands of free extensions and templates

Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Joomla-

Strapi-

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Joomla✓

Strapi-

Pricing

Free / open tier

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

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

Strapi

Leader

An open-source headless CMS enabling developers to visually design content structures and automatically generate REST and GraphQL APIs, while providing content creators with an intuitive interface for managing content.

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 2026-10-15verify ↗

Strapi

Leader

from $35/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $35/month for Strapi Cloud. Free open-source self-hosted option available.

Starter$35/month
- 100k API requests per month
- 50 GB asset storage
- 50 GB asset bandwidth
- Unlimited database entries
- Built-in email provider
- +1 more
Pro$90/month
- 1M API requests per month
- 250 GB asset storage
- 500 GB asset bandwidth
- Unlimited database entries
- Multi-environment
- +3 more
Business$450/month
- 10M API requests per month
- 1000 GB asset storage
- 1000 GB asset bandwidth
- 1 extra environment included
- Daily backups
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Joomla	Strapi
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

CLI

Joomla✗

Strapi✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Joomla✗

Strapi✓

Self-hosted

Joomla✓

Strapi✓

On-premise

Joomla✓

Strapi✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Algolia

Joomla

8 total - 7 not shared

123RF
AppVeyor
Civic
CleanTalk
CloudAccess.net
CodiumAI
Crowdin

Independently observed

Strapi

Leader

27 total - 26 not shared

React
Vue.js
Svelte
Astro
Next.js
Nuxt.js
Flutter
React Native
TanStack
React Router 7
React-admin
Azure
Railway
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Mux
Elasticsearch
n8n
Postmark
Resend
Croct
SearchBlox
Expo
Medusa
+2 more

Independently observed

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