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Joomla vs Spring Boot

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Joomla compare to Spring Boot on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Spring Boot scores 65/100 overall versus Joomla's 34/100. Spring Boot has 250 total CVEs compared to Joomla's 800, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

34
Joomla
Legacy · PHP
vs
65
Spring Boot
Modern · JAVA
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Spring Boot
30
55
Joomla
Spring Boot
performance Tie
65
65
Joomla
Spring Boot
ecosystem Spring Boot
25
72
Joomla
Spring Boot
ai readiness Spring Boot
25
80
Joomla
Spring Boot
developer experience Spring Boot
40
70
Joomla
Spring Boot
market trajectory Spring Boot
20
65
Joomla
Spring Boot
cost of ownership Spring Boot
35
60
Joomla
Spring Boot
Security details
Metric Joomla Spring Boot
Total CVEs 800 250
Critical CVEs 65 25
Exploited (KEV) 5 3
CVEs last year 80 30
Avg CVSS 6.8 6.0
Security score 30/100 55/100
Migrate Away
Joomla

Joomla scores 34/100. Consider migrating to: nextjs, astro, hugo.

Alternatives: nextjs, astro, hugo

Acceptable
Spring Boot

Spring Boot scores 66/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Joomla
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2005
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 1.2%
Spring Boot
Category: Backend
Language: JAVA
First release: 2014
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 2.0%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.