Drupal vs WordPress vs Joomla

“What CMS should we use?” It is definitely on the top of the frequently asked questions from our clients. WordPress, Drupal and Joomla are the most used content management systems (CMS), which are well-established and free to use.

Choosing a right CMS for your website could be a very complicated and difficult, however, it is an important decision that you have to make, otherwise, you will be in a big trouble in future management of your website.

Here are a quick and easy comparison of WordPress, Drupal and Joomla.

CMS Comparison Chart

Items	Drupal	Wordpress	Joomla
Released in	2001	2003	2005
Popularity Globally	> 15 millions downloads	> 140 millions downloads	> 30 millions downloads
License	Free	Free	Free
Free Themes	>1800	>2000	>900
Free Plugins	>24000	>30000	>7000
E-commerce	Yes	Yes	Yes
Developer Community	Large	Large	Medium
User Friendliness	Not So Easy	Very Friendly	Okay
Level of Skills Needed	High	Low	Medium
Flexibility	Very High	High	Medium
Core Update Frequency	Medium	High	Low
Suitable For	Mutilnational Corporation, Large Scale Website	SME, Startup, Personal Blog, Small to Medium Size Website, E-Commerce	SME, Medium Size Website, E-Commerce

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