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Joomla and Drupal Comparison |
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Joomla 1.5.3 and Drupal 6.2 are robust, extensible and feature-rich open-source CMS. Here is a comparison chart of their features.
| Product |
Drupal 6.2 |
Joomla! 1.5.3 |
| System Requirements |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Application Server |
PHP 4.3.5+ |
Apache recommended, any server that supports PHP and MySQL |
| Approximate Cost |
Free |
$0 |
| Database |
MySQL, Postgres |
MySQL |
| License |
GNU GPL |
GNU/GPL v2 |
| Operating System |
Any |
Any |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
PHP |
| Root Access |
No |
No |
| Shell Access |
No |
No |
| Web Server |
Apache, IIS |
Apache |
| Security |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Audit Trail |
Yes |
No |
| Captcha |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Content Approval |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email Verification |
Yes |
Yes |
| Granular Privileges |
Yes |
No |
| Kerberos Authentication |
No |
No |
| LDAP Authentication |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Login History |
Yes |
Yes |
| NIS Authentication |
No |
No |
| NTLM Authentication |
Free Add On |
No |
| Pluggable Authentication |
Yes |
No |
| Problem Notification |
No |
No |
| Sandbox |
No |
No |
| Session Management |
Yes |
Yes |
| SMB Authentication |
No |
No |
| SSL Compatible |
Yes |
No |
| SSL Logins |
No |
Yes |
| SSL Pages |
No |
No |
| Versioning |
Yes |
No |
| Support |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Certification Program |
No |
No |
| Code Skeletons |
Yes |
No |
| Commercial Manuals |
Yes |
Yes |
| Commercial Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Commercial Training |
Yes |
Yes |
| Developer Community |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Help |
Yes |
Yes |
| Pluggable API |
Yes |
Yes |
| Professional Hosting |
Yes |
Yes |
| Professional Services |
Yes |
Yes |
| Public Forum |
Yes |
Yes |
| Public Mailing List |
Yes |
No |
| Test Framework |
Free Add On |
No |
| Third-Party Developers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Conference |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ease of Use |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Drag-N-Drop Content |
Free Add On |
No |
| Email To Discussion |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
Yes |
| Image Resizing |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Macro Language |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Mass Upload |
Free Add On |
No |
| Prototyping |
Limited |
Yes |
| Server Page Language |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Setup Wizard |
Limited |
No |
| Spell Checker |
Free Add On |
No |
| Style Wizard |
Limited |
No |
| Subscriptions |
Free Add On |
No |
| Template Language |
Limited |
Yes |
| UI Levels |
No |
No |
| Undo |
Limited |
No |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Zip Archives |
No |
No |
| Performance |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Advanced Caching |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database Replication |
Limited |
No |
| Load Balancing |
Yes |
No |
| Page Caching |
Yes |
Yes |
| Static Content Export |
No |
No |
| Management |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Advertising Management |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Asset Management |
Yes |
Yes |
| Clipboard |
No |
No |
| Content Scheduling |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Content Staging |
Free Add On |
No |
| Inline Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
| Package Deployment |
No |
No |
| Sub-sites / Roots |
Yes |
Yes |
| Themes / Skins |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trash |
No |
Yes |
| Web Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web-based Style/Template Management |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web-based Translation Management |
Yes |
Free Add On |
| Workflow Engine |
Limited |
No |
| Interoperability |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Content Syndication (RSS) |
Yes |
Yes |
| FTP Support |
Limited |
Free Add On |
| iCal |
Free Add On |
No |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| WAI Compliant |
Limited |
No |
| WebDAV Support |
No |
No |
| XHTML Compliant |
Yes |
No |
| Flexibility |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| CGI-mode Support |
Yes |
No |
| Content Reuse |
Limited |
Yes |
| Extensible User Profiles |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interface Localization |
Yes |
Yes |
| Metadata |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multi-lingual Content |
Yes |
Free Add On |
| Multi-lingual Content Integration |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Multi-Site Deployment |
Yes |
Free Add On |
| URL Rewriting |
Yes |
Yes |
| Built-in Applications |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Blog |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chat |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Classifieds |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Contact Management |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Data Entry |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Database Reports |
No |
Free Add On |
| Discussion / Forum |
Yes |
Free Add On |
| Document Management |
Limited |
Free Add On |
| Events Calendar |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Events Management |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Expense Reports |
No |
Free Add On |
| FAQ Management |
Yes |
Yes |
| File Distribution |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Graphs and Charts |
No |
Free Add On |
| Groupware |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Guest Book |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Help Desk / Bug Reporting |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| HTTP Proxy |
No |
No |
| In/Out Board |
No |
No |
| Job Postings |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Link Management |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Mail Form |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Matrix |
No |
No |
| My Page / Dashboard |
Free Add On |
No |
| Newsletter |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Photo Gallery |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Polls |
Yes |
Yes |
| Product Management |
Free Add On |
Yes |
| Project Tracking |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Search Engine |
Yes |
Yes |
| Site Map |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Stock Quotes |
Free Add On |
No |
| Surveys |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Syndicated Content (RSS) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tests / Quizzes |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Time Tracking |
Free Add On |
No |
| User Contributions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weather |
Free Add On |
No |
| Web Services Front End |
Limited |
Free Add On |
| Wiki |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Commerce |
Drupal |
Joomla! |
| Affiliate Tracking |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Inventory Management |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Pluggable Payments |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Pluggable Shipping |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Pluggable Tax |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Point of Sale |
No |
Free Add On |
| Shopping Cart |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Subscriptions |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
| Wish Lists |
Free Add On |
Free Add On |
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