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Joomla vs Wix

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Joomla can be understood as a content management platform which helps in building interactive web applications and websites. The development credit of this platform goes to Open Source Matters Incorporation. It was initially launched in 2005. It was developed using the OOPS concept of programming languages and is written in PHP. MySQL and PostgreSQL is used as database to store information.

Wix can be understood as a website builder which helps the users to make websites or web applications for different platforms like mobiles, desktops, tablets etc. It comes packed with a large number of tools which allow users to build a website by drag and drop functionality. Along with website building, it also provides hosting features at a reasonable price. 

Below is a table of differentiation between Joomla and Wix:

 

Joomla

Wix

1. It is a content management platform for building websites and web applications. It is an application building platform so users can develop different applications and websites.
2. It is a free and open-source platform. It is not an open-source platform.
3. It uses MySQL and PostgreSQL for its database. It uses MongoDB for storing information.
4. It uses a structured editor to build websites. Editor of Wix is unstructured so components can be placed anywhere.
5. It provides full reports of web traffic. It does not provide web traffic reports.
6. It does not provide hosting support. It provides hosting support for web applications.
7. It provides an unlimited number of website templates for free. Wix provides more than 800 templates to start website building.
8. It is less popular than Wix. It is more popular than Joomla.
9. It is a Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based platform. It is a Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based, Android and I-Phone based platform.
10. It has a customer support through email and FAQs/Forum. It has a customer support through email, FAQs/Forum, chat and phone support.
11. It’s training can be done through videos. There is no such option available for Wix.
12. It does not have a feature of Drag & Drop. It has a feature of Drag & Drop.
13. It does not contain online booking tools. It provides online booking tools in their platform.
14. It is free to use. It’s pricing goes from $16 per month to $59 per month according to the plan needed.
15. It is not easy to use and setup as Wix. It is much easy to use and setup than Joomla

Last Updated : 15 May, 2023
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