vioscaleAI
Comparison

Joomla vs Wix

On the evidence we track, Wix leads this comparison with a composite score of 93/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Joomla full profile →Wix full profile →
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Joomla54
★Wix93
Score
vioscaleAI score
Joomla54 / 100medium · 62%
Wix93 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Model
Joomlafree
Wixfreemium
Price level
Joomlafree
Wixlow
Starting price
Joomla–
Wix€9.90
Transparent
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Integrations
Count
Joomla8
Wix500
Security
Certifications
Joomla–
WixSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Gdpr
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Hipaa
Joomla–
Wix✓
Iso27001
Joomla–
Wix✓
Pci
Joomla–
Wix✓
Scorecard
Joomla4.5
Wix–
Soc2
Joomla–
Wix✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Joomla–
Wix99.99
Status page
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Joomla0
Wix–
Github stars
Joomla5,147
Wix–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Joomla75
Wix–
Release
Cadence days
Joomla2
Wix–
History
Joomla20 items
Wix–
License
Spdx
JoomlaGPL-2.0
Wix–
Language
Primary
JoomlaPHP
Wix–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
JoomlaTraditional / monolithic
WixHosted website builder
Licensing
Open-source
Joomla✓
Wix✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
Joomla✓
Wix✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Joomla-
Wix✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Localisation / i18n
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Content workflow / approvals
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Joomla-
Wix✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
JoomlaThousands of free extensions and templates
Wix500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Joomla-
Wix✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Joomla✓
Wix✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Joomla✓
Wix✓

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

Wix

Leader

A domain registration service offering over 400 domain extensions with upfront yearly pricing displayed for each. Includes built-in SSL encryption, optional add-ons like domain privacy protection and DNSSEC, and integrates with multi-cloud web hosting backed by a 99.99% uptime guarantee.

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 ↗

Wix

Leader
from €9.90/yrSubscriptionFree tier

From €9.90/year per domain. First year free with Wix subscription plan. 400+ extensions available.

  • .com€9.90/year, first year free with Wix plan
    • SSL certificate included
    • WHOIS privacy protection
    • Domain lock
    • DNSSEC support
    • 24/7 support
  • .cloud€17.36/year
    • SSL certificate included
    • WHOIS privacy protection
    • Domain lock
    • DNSSEC support
    • 24/7 support
  • .app€10.96/year
    • SSL certificate included
    • WHOIS privacy protection
    • Domain lock
    • DNSSEC support
    • 24/7 support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Wix

Leader
16 total
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Google Shopping
  • eBay
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • Square
  • Avalara
  • Shippo
  • USPS
  • Google
  • Loggly
  • GCP
  • Google Analytics
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Zapier
Independently observed
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