Joomla is a long-running, community-built open-source CMS written in PHP. Version 6.2 came out in October 2026. AI support is limited to a framework for developers and third-party extensions.
Joomla is a free, open-source CMS written in PHP and run by a volunteer community. You install it on your own hosting and extend it with templates and extensions. Version 6.2 was released on 13 October 2026.
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What each plan costs and what the bill is counted by: seats, sites, usage or a one-off license. The bottom of each card shows what you pay on top.
Free
Open-source software. You pay for your own hosting.
Community and small business sites on own hosting
Costs extra
Hosting, domain and paid extensions are separate costs.
Free
Free while you renew it every 30 days.
People trying Joomla without setting up hosting
Costs extra
$10 per site / month
Offered at $5 / month for a limited time.
Trial users keeping their site long term
Costs extra
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Free, included in the cheapest plan, on a higher plan, or enterprise only. Open a feature to compare it across every platform.
