Joomla! and Drupal – Unique in their own ways, both flat out awesome. They both have their pros and cons. One thing's for sure… Joomla! and Drupal both have a very large following. I decided to put together a comparison of the two… How do they hold up against one another?
Here are some additional thoughts on the battle Joomla!/Drupal battle:
http://www.communicopia.net/blog/joomla-versus-drupal#comment-5618
http://joomla-gituloh.andama.nl/joomla/gituloh/cms-showdown-joomla-vs.-drupal.joomla-gituloh
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,4364.0.html
http://www.daynger.com/index.php/Reference/Joomla-Vs.-Drupal.html
| System Requirements | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Application Server | PHP 4.3.3+ | Apache,PHP,MySQL |
| Approximate Cost | Free | Free |
| Database | MySQL, Postgres | MySQL |
| License | GNU GPL | GNU GPL |
| 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 | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Content Approval | Yes | Yes |
| Email Verification | Yes | Yes |
| Granular Privileges | Yes | No |
| Kerberos Authentication | No | No |
| LDAP Authentication | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Login History | Yes | Yes |
| NIS Authentication | No | No |
| NTLM Authentication | Optional Plug In | 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 | No |
| SSL Pages | No | No |
| Versioning | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Optional Plug In | No |
| Third-Party Developers | Yes | Yes |
| Users Conference | Yes | Yes |
| Ease of Use | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Drag-N-Drop Content | No | No |
| Email To Discussion | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Friendly URLs | Yes | Yes |
| Image Resizing | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Macro Language | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Mass Upload | Optional Plug In | No |
| Prototyping | Limited | Yes |
| Server Page Language | Yes | Yes |
| Site Setup Wizard | Limited | |
| Spell Checker | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Style Wizard | Limited | Yes |
| Subscriptions | Optional Plug In | Add On |
| Template Language | Limited | Yes |
| UI Levels | No | Yes |
| Undo | Limited | Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor | Optional Plug In | 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 | YES – updated | No |
| Management | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Advertising Management | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Asset Management | Yes | Yes |
| Clipboard | No | No |
| Content Scheduling | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Content Staging | Optional Plug In | No |
| Inline Administration | Yes | Yes |
| Online Administration | Yes | Yes |
| Package Deployment | YES – updated | 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 | Optional Plug In |
| Workflow Engine | Limited | Optional Plug In |
| Interoperability | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Content Syndication (RSS) | Yes | Yes |
| FTP Support | Limited | Optional Plug In |
| iCal | Optional Plug In | |
| UTF-8 Support | Yes | Limited |
| 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 | Optional Plug In |
| Multi-lingual Content Integration | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Multi-Site Deployment | Yes | Optional Plug In |
| URL Rewriting | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Applications | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Blog | Yes | Yes |
| Chat | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Classifieds | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Contact Management | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Data Entry | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Database Reports | No | Optional Plug In |
| Discussion / Forum | Yes | Optional Plug In |
| Document Management | Limited | Optional Plug In |
| Events Calendar | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Events Management | Optional Plug In | No |
| Expense Reports | No | Optional Plug In |
| FAQ Management | Yes | Yes |
| File Distribution | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Graphs and Charts | YES – updated | Optional Plug In |
| Groupware | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Guest Book | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Help Desk / Bug Reporting | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| HTTP Proxy | No | No |
| In/Out Board | No | No |
| Job Postings | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Link Management | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Mail Form | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Matrix | No | No |
| My Page / Dashboard | Optional Plug In | No |
| Newsletter | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Photo Gallery | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Polls | Yes | Yes |
| Product Management | Optional Plug In | Yes |
| Project Tracking | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Search Engine | Yes | Yes |
| Site Map | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Stock Quotes | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Surveys | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Syndicated Content (RSS) | Yes | Yes |
| Tests / Quizzes | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Time Tracking | Optional Plug In | No |
| User Contributions | Yes | Yes |
| Weather | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Web Services Front End | No | Optional Plug In |
| Wiki | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Commerce | Drupal | Joomla! |
| Affiliate Tracking | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Inventory Management | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Pluggable Payments | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Pluggable Shipping | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Pluggable Tax | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Point of Sale | No | Optional Plug In |
| Shopping Cart | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Subscriptions | Optional Plug In | Optional Plug In |
| Wish Lists | Optional Plug In | Free Add |
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