Compare Joomla! vs. Symfony CMF

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.

As a Content Management Framework Symfony CMF is not a complete CMS product, but more of a framework to build your own CMS on top of. This makes it stand out from the crowd.

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

• Full stack Symfony Framework Implementation
• Flexibility in design alowing tailored experiences
• Can be embedded into existing Symfony applications

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

• Longer time to market than with CMS
• Content editor experience easily compromised
• Smaller community than CMSes