Joomla!vsUnison
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Joomla! | Unison | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 42 in Content Management | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 5 158 | 5 560 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +15 | +66 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 2 |
| Latest release | 6.2.0 · 12 Oct 2026 | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | OCaml |
Which one should you pick?
Joomla! scores 74/100 against 65/100 for Unison, so it is the safer default.
Joomla! ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Unison.
Unison is growing faster right now (+66 stars in 30 days).
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