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title: "Contentful vs Joomla: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Contentful or Joomla? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Contentful vs Joomla: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Contentful or Joomla? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Contentful and Joomla
- **Competitive set**: Content management systems
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Contentful Share of Search**: 3%
- **Joomla Share of Search**: 2.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Contentful or Joomla?

- In August 2026, Contentful had more branded searches than Joomla among content management systems worldwide. Contentful was estimated to have 47K branded searches compared to Joomla’s 40.5K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Joomla’s 2.6%.
- The lead changed hands 5 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Contentful took it in January 2026, Joomla took it in February 2026, Contentful took it in May 2026, Joomla took it in July 2026, Contentful took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Contentful’s estimated Share of Search among content management systems worldwide moved from 2.5% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 65.8K to 47K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Joomla’s estimated Share of Search among content management systems worldwide moved from 2.8% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for content management systems worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Joomla lost estimated Share of Search among content management systems worldwide, from 3.2% to 2.6%.
- In August 2026, Contentful rose from 4th to 3rd among content management systems worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Contentful estimated searches | Contentful Share of Search | Contentful rank | Joomla estimated searches | Joomla Share of Search | Joomla rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 65.8K | 2.5% | 4 | 74K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 53.8K | 2.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 54K | 2.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 65.7K | 3% | 3 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 56.7K | 2.6% | 4 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 70.3K | 3.1% | 4 | 74K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 57.5K | 2.6% | 4 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 56.7K | 3.1% | 3 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 82K | 4.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 48.8K | 3.1% | 4 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 47K | 3% | 3 | 40.5K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Contentful’s and Joomla’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Contentful**: Measured on the search terms “contentful”, “contentful cms” and “contentful headless cms”, summed into one figure.
- **Joomla**: Measured on the search term “joomla”.

- [Contentful profile](/demand/global-en/brands/contentful)
- [Joomla profile](/demand/global-en/brands/joomla)
- [All content management systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/content-management-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Contentful or Joomla?

In August 2026, Contentful had more branded searches than Joomla among content management systems worldwide. Contentful was estimated to have 47K branded searches compared to Joomla’s 40.5K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Joomla’s 2.6%.

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