2012

Voted as Project of the Month (August 2012)

2010

Best Technology Award

Pack Publishing:
Top-5 finalist in 2010 Best CMS Award category

Top 10 Open-Source Platforms to Build a Social Network

2009

Arab XOOPS Site nominated for World Summit Award

Pack Publishing:
- Top-5 finalist in 2009 Best Overall CMS Award category
- Dr. Taiwen Jiang, the current Lead Developer, recognized as one of "Open Source CMS Most Valued People"

Grand Prize in OSS Challenge in Korea

2008

Germany's Chip Magazine (5 Stars) )

Adobe Edge Magazine (Top 3 content management system)

ONDD (one of top Open Source CMS for Medical Professionals)

SourceForge.net: Community Choice Awards: Finalist  

China Open Source Software Contest Award

Pack Publishing:
- Top 5 in Best PHP Open Source CMS
- Onokazu, a founder of XOOPS, recognized as one of "Open Source CMS Most Valued People"

2007

INFO Award in Brazil
 

SourceForge.net: Community Choice Awards: Finalist (in  "Best Project" and "Most Collaborative Project" categories) 

2006

SourceForge.net: Community Choice Awards: First Runner-Up  

selected for testing by eWeek due to its reputation as Open Source CMS

Packt Publishing: Top-5 finalist in 2006 Best Overall CMS Award category