🆚 Craft vs. K2

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Content management system
Content management system

About

Craft is a flexible open-source content management system written in PHP that supports MySQL or PostgreSQL databases and is built on the Yii framework.

It includes a templating system powered by Twig, a built-in GraphQL API and headless mode, hundreds of free and commercial plugins, custom fields and relationships, live preview, localization, and fine-grained user permissions.

K2 is a Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system.

Headquarters

Bend, Oregon, United States
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Team$279
Pro$399
Updates$99/year
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

CMS › Rank #8
CMS › Rank #11

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Craft CMS is 1.6 times more popular than K2.
Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Craft is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, while K2 is more popular in Italy, Greece, and Spain.
United States
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Australia
Italy
Switzerland
Canada
Norway

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Craft is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference, while K2 is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, and general news sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Travel
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Internet Services
Entertainment
Health
Online Shopping
Art/Culture/Heritage

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,009
#3,073
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Name
Rank
#9,839
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See also

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