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Concrete CMS vs Joomla
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Concrete CMS | Joomla |
|---|---|---|
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 852 | 5.1k |
| Latest | 9.5.4 | 6.1.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 18 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 16 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 33 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Squarespace. Alternatives to Squarespace →
PartialConcrete CMSIn-context page editing with blocks and themes, on a PHP server you run.
PartialJoomlaA self-hosted CMS with themes and extensions, without a hosted drag-and-drop editor or hosting.
Concrete CMS
- 9.5.42026-09-08Test mail settings: show email sender, add links to configuration pages (#13078) (thanks mlocati)
- 9.5.32026-09-01Added a Sort by dropdown above the folder tree in the Move to Folder dialog (thanks digitmaster)
- 9.5.22026-06-03Page attributes are now grouped by set in the Composer Add Form Control dialog.
- 9.5.12026-05-19We now detect whether your Concrete site and/or its add-ons are installed via Composer. If so we will disallow direct i…
- 9.5.02026-04-28Added support for the Twig templating languages in block views, page templates, single pages and more.
Joomla
- 6.2.0-rc22026-10-06Joomla! 6.2.0 RC 2pre-release
- 5.4.10-rc12026-10-02Joomla! 5.4.10 Release Candidate 1pre-release
- 6.2.0-rc12026-09-29Joomla! 6.2.0 RC 1pre-release
- 6.1.42026-09-29Joomla! 6.1.4
- 5.4.92026-09-29Joomla! 5.4.9
Concrete CMS
✓ signed The latest release, 9.5.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Joomla
✓ signed The latest release, 6.1.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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