Comparison

Joomla vs Wix

On the evidence we track, Wix leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. 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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Joomla57

★Wix85

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Joomla	WixLeader
Vioscale score	57 / 100medium · 66%	85 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	500
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.4	-
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	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,125	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	38	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Joomla57 / 100medium · 66%

Wix85 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Model

Joomlacommercial

Wixfreemium

Price level

Joomlafree

Wixlow

Transparent

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Integrations

Count

Joomla8

Wix500

Security

Disclosure policy

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Gdpr

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Hipaa

Joomla–

Wix✓

Iso27001

Joomla–

Wix✓

Pci

Joomla–

Wix✓

Scorecard

Joomla4.4

Wix–

Soc2

Joomla–

Wix✓

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

Wix–

Reliability

Status page

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Joomla0

Wix–

Github stars

Joomla5,125

Wix–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Joomla38

Wix–

Release

History

Joomla20 items

Wix–

License

Spdx

JoomlaGPL-2.0

Wix–

Language

Primary

JoomlaPHP

Wix–

Market

Availability

JoomlaAvailable worldwide

WixAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Joomla	Wix
Core
CMS type	Traditional / monolithic	Hosted website builder
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	500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

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

Joomla is a free, open-source CMS that enables users to build, manage, and customize websites and online applications. It features a large ecosystem of free extensions and templates, multilingual support, flexible user permission systems, and can be deployed via self-hosting or managed hosting services.

Independently observed

Wix

Leader

A cloud-based website builder platform that merges drag-and-drop visual design with API-driven customization. Includes integrated eCommerce, payment processing, bookings, and business management tools with support for 90+ languages and 500+ third-party integrations.

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

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Wix

Leader

from £9/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £9/month with free tier. All plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.

FreeFree
- Reliable web hosting
- Intuitive drag and drop editor
- No-code design features
- 1000s of templates
Light£9/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 2 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Light marketing suite
- 2 site collaborators
Core£16/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 50 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Basic marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +3 more
Business£25/month (annual billing, recommended)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 100 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Standard marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +3 more
Business Elite£119/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- Unlimited storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Advanced marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +4 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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	Wix
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Joomla✓

Wix✓

iOS

Joomla✗

Wix✓

Android

Joomla✗

Wix✓

CLI

Joomla✓

Wix✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Joomla✓

Wix✓

Self-hosted

Joomla✓

Wix✗

On-premise

Joomla✓

Wix✗

Hybrid

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

13 total

Facebook
Instagram
Google Shopping
eBay
PayPal
Stripe
Square
Avalara
Shippo
USPS
Google
Loggly
GCP

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.