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Spring Boot vs Joomla

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Spring Boot compare to Joomla 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)

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

Spring Boot scores 66/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Migrate Away
Joomla

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

Alternatives: nextjs, astro, hugo

Quick facts
Spring Boot
Category: Backend
Language: JAVA
First release: 2014
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 2.0%
Joomla
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2005
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 1.2%
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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.