What's the difference? Technically, very little. They are both php and both use MySQL databases. In fact, they are so similar our custom templates will work with either CMS. WordPress is like the little brother or sister to Joomla. It was originally a blogging tool, and has since expanded to serve the needs of smaller businesses by using 3rd party plugins. However, it can take many hours of customization to stretch WordPress' abilities. This often leads to issues where amateur developers have crammed a bunch of plugins together that are all made by different developers or companies, and they don't necessarily play well together. Then, there's the additional problem of limitations that require more customization to suit the business and industry. A professional development agency would usually guide your company toward a more suitable CMS to avoid hundreds of wasted hours and costs trying to do what a more powerful CMS would do out-of-the-box.

Enter Joomla! Joomla is a full CMS. It's easier to use than WordPress, and allows for more sophisticated features. Websites and Applications that have lots of items or data are a snap with Joomla. Whether your company has 15,000 products or 40,000 store locations, a professional solution like Joomla requires much less customization to handle your features and functions. This also ends up costing less in expenses, making it especially economical.