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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
Star Rating
(59)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GoDaddy WordPress HostingPantheon
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 plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Pantheon excels in developer tools, scoring a remarkable 9.5, which reviewers mention significantly enhances their workflow and collaboration capabilities, especially for teams working on complex projects.
- Reviewers mention that GoDaddy WordPress Hosting offers a more user-friendly setup process, with an ease of setup score of 8.8, making it a preferred choice for small businesses and users who prioritize simplicity.
- G2 users highlight Pantheon’s robust content authoring features, achieving a score of 9.3, which reviewers say allows for seamless collaboration and versioning, making it ideal for content-heavy websites.
- Users on G2 report that GoDaddy's performance in site management is slightly lower, with a score of 7.3, indicating that some users experience challenges in managing multiple sites effectively compared to Pantheon’s score of 7.7.
- Reviewers mention that Pantheon’s backup and security features, with a score of 8.5, provide peace of mind, while GoDaddy's lower score of 6.7 in the same category raises concerns about data safety among users.
- Users say that Pantheon’s website staging feature, rated at 9.8, is a standout, allowing for thorough testing before going live, which is a critical aspect for developers and agencies, while GoDaddy lacks comparable staging capabilities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
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
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
No trial information availablePantheon
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
40
8.8
498
Ease of Use
8.8
40
8.8
500
Ease of Setup
8.8
20
8.7
391
Ease of Admin
8.6
20
8.7
387
Quality of Support
8.0
40
8.7
475
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
20
8.8
372
Product Direction (% positive)
6.1
36
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
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
8.0
5
8.5
19
7.3
5
8.3
20
6.7
5
8.3
21
6.0
5
8.3
20
6.0
5
7.6
18
Security
6.7
5
8.9
19
6.7
5
7.7
19
6.7
5
7.7
16
6.9
6
8.0
17
Free Resources
6.7
5
5.9
16
8.7
5
6.0
17
6.7
5
8.1
18
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting and Pantheon are categorized as WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting has no unique categories
Pantheon is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Continuous Integration, Web Content Management, and Managed Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
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
Marketing and Advertising
17.5%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Computer Software
7.0%
Consumer Services
5.3%
Writing and Editing
3.5%
Other
50.9%
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%
Discussions
Can you host WordPress on GoDaddy?
1 Comment
AB
Yes, without problemRead more
What is GoDaddy WordPress Hosting used for?
1 Comment
AS
Its a wordpress hosting provided by Godaddy (the most known website seller) , its for making websites to go live. Their service is very bad plus because of...Read more
GoDaddy WordPress Hosting has no more discussions with answers
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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