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Comparison

Joomla vs TinaCMS

On the evidence we track, TinaCMS leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Joomla full profile →TinaCMS full profile →
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Joomla54
★TinaCMS65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Joomla54 / 100medium · 62%
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Joomla✓
TinaCMS✓
Model
Joomlafree
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
Joomlafree
TinaCMSmid
Starting price
Joomla–
TinaCMS$24
Transparent
Joomla✓
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
Joomla8
TinaCMS20
Security
Disclosure policy
Joomla✓
TinaCMS✓
Gdpr
Joomla✓
TinaCMS–
Scorecard
Joomla4.5
TinaCMS–
Soc2
Joomla–
TinaCMS✓
Trust center
Joomla–
TinaCMShttps://tina.io/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Joomla✓
TinaCMS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Joomla0
TinaCMS–
Github stars
Joomla5,147
TinaCMS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Joomla75
TinaCMS–
Release
Cadence days
Joomla2
TinaCMS–
History
Joomla20 items
TinaCMS–
License
Spdx
JoomlaGPL-2.0
TinaCMS–
Language
Primary
JoomlaPHP
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Joomla7 items
TinaCMS6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

TinaCMS

Leader

An open-source headless CMS that stores content as Markdown in your Git repository and provides a visual editor for managing and editing content, enabling both developers and non-technical editors to collaborate.

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 ↗

TinaCMS

Leader
from $24/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $24/project/month. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 2 users
    • 2 roles
    • Community support
  • Team$24/mo
    • 1 Project
    • 3 Users
    • 2 Roles
    • Team Support
    • Up to 10 Users
  • Team Plus$41/mo
    • 5 Users
    • Up to 20 Users
    • Editorial Workflow
    • AI Features (Coming Soon)
  • Business$249/mo
    • 20 Users
    • 3 Roles (Beta)
    • Business Support
    • No User Limit
    • API (Beta)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Users
    • Custom Roles
    • Enterprise Support
    • GitHub Enterprise Support
    • SSO
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

TinaCMS

Leader
26 total
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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