WordPress | Joomla | Drupal | |
Cost | Free | Free | Free |
Usage | 311,682 million | 26,474 million | 31,216 million | Free Themes | 4,000+ | 1,000+ | 2,000+ |
Free Plugins | 45,000+ | 7,000+ | 34,000+ |
Pros | Customizable, easy to use, tons of learning resources, excellent community & support | Easy to learn, great help portal, can be used for social networks, updates integrate seamlessly, more built-in options | More technically advanced, websites generally perform better, enterprise-level security |
Cons | Needs code for major visual customizations, updates may cause issues with plugins | Modules are hard to maintain, middle-ground CMS (not as easy as WordPress, not as advanced as Drupal) | Users need basic knowledge of HTML, PHP, and other web development languages |