Compare Joomla! vs. Bolt CMS

Joomla! is one of the big three PHP CMSes. Currently it uses only a single component from the Symfony project. Joomla remains a strong contender with a large number of users and extensions.

Bolt CMS is a lightweight CMS built with the Silex Microframework. It is well built and a great alternative for developers looking for a modern PHP system to replace WordPress, for example.

• Large developer and user base
• Plenty of ready made extensions available
• Tried and tested basic concepts

• Clean architecture built with Silex, very easy to learn
• Standard components for Forms and Database
• Clean purpose, not trying to solve every problem

• Administration can be confusing
• Lack of focus, tries to do everything
• Codebase is a mix of old and new

• Developer availability compared to WP
• Extensibility for multilingual, etc. depends on extensions
• Limited community size