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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,162)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2Pantheon
Star Rating
(724)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon EC2 vs Pantheon
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pantheon easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Amazon EC2 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than Pantheon.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon EC2 and Pantheon provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon EC2 over Pantheon.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availablePantheon
BASIC PLAN
$41
per month (prepaid annually)
Hosting for local businesses, small blogs, and static sites.
Start with our Basic Plan and scale up in plan easily as your site needs grow.
- 25k Monthly Visits
- 125k Monthly Pages Served
- 20GB SSD Storage
Free Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
981
8.8
498
Ease of Use
8.6
986
8.8
500
Ease of Setup
8.5
511
8.7
391
Ease of Admin
8.6
472
8.7
387
Quality of Support
8.7
942
8.7
475
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
461
8.8
372
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
902
8.2
481
Features by Category
Content
Not enough data
9.1
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
115
|
Verified
Design
Not enough data
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.9
93
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
108
Not enough data
8.9
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.8
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
124
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
103
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
9.8
104
Management
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
9.6
108
Not enough data
9.1
99
Support
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
9.3
89
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.9
175
Not enough data
8.7
162
Not enough data
8.1
137
Not enough data
9.1
160
Not enough data
9.3
185
Not enough data
8.8
153
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
Management
8.8
187
Not enough data
8.6
179
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
175
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
60
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.5
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
65
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
4.5
7
Not enough data
4.0
7
Not enough data
4.5
7
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.6
18
Security
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.0
17
Free Resources
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
6.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon EC2 and Pantheon share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Pantheon is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Continuous Integration, Web Content Management, Managed Hosting, and WordPress Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.1%
Computer Software
23.4%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.1%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.6%
Marketing and Advertising
15.6%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Internet
10.9%
Computer Software
10.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.6%
Other
42.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ?
5 Comments
YP
New opportunities for professional development
The growth of professional competence is the next inclusion on the list of the top AWS certification perks....Read more
What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance
3 Comments
AM
You can make linux instance and install a tool like virtualmin to give your self a GUI control fo the server. I use this all the time an can be very useful....Read more
Is Pantheon considering offering price tiers for nonprofit/education organizations?
3 Comments
NC
As Ian said, it doesn't hurt to ask, but nothing has been announced publicly ( https://pantheon.io/industry-solutions/nonprofit ).
One way to save some...Read more
Any chance of allowing a Backup (on any Environment) to be easily used to spin up a MultiDev instance? It would be SO AWESOME to click a button and resurrect a 3day old backup on a new Environment and log into it and look around. :-)
2 Comments
DG
Doug.
Spin up the Multidev as you normally would, and then you can import your backup database to the environment via the database connection info pantheon...Read more
Can I host multiple URLs on one plan?
1 Comment
Official Response from Pantheon
Each plan hosts one domain and any subdomains. Read more
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