Compare Joomla! vs. Craft 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.

Craft CMS is a new player in the PHP CMS field. It does not use Symfony components, but is a popular and more modern option for WordPress.

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

• Superb usability
• Focus on content management
• Clean code base

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

• Limited adoption
• Not a part of a larger ecosystem (like Symfony)
• Coding style is a bit old school PHP