Compare Joomla! vs. Spress

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.

Spress is a static site generator built with Symfony Components. The tool is versatile and uses familiar technologies such as Twig, Markdown and the Symfony console.

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

• Low learning curve
• High performance
• Unparalled security with static HTML

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

• Limitations when working with dynamic data
• Limited userbase
• Lack of basic functions people expect from a CMS (feedback forms, etc.)