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Compare Pantheon and Plesk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
$12.38 Per Year
Pantheon
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 plansPlesk
Star Rating
(272)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.38 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansPantheon vs Plesk
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pantheon easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Pantheon was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Pantheon and Plesk both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Pantheon is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Plesk over Pantheon.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pantheon
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
Plesk
Web Admin Edition VPS
$12.38
Per Year
Built for website
and server administration
- 10 domains
- WordPress Toolkit SE
Free Trial
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
Plesk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
498
8.8
205
Ease of Use
8.8
500
8.7
209
Ease of Setup
8.7
391
8.6
127
Ease of Admin
8.7
387
8.7
133
Quality of Support
8.7
475
8.4
191
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
372
8.5
122
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
481
8.8
197
Features by Category
Content
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
Not enough data
Design
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
9.3
22
Management
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.5
23
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
103
8.9
47
9.2
92
8.8
44
9.8
104
8.9
49
Management
9.1
88
8.8
48
9.6
108
9.5
50
9.1
99
9.0
49
Support
8.5
90
8.5
47
8.8
90
8.2
44
9.3
89
8.8
46
Functionality
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.5
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
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
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
7
User Features
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Modernization
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
10.0
6
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
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
Not enough data
Security
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
Free Resources
5.9
16
Not enough data
6.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
9.1
107
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.6
105
Development
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
70
Database
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.8
71
Infrastructure
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.0
73
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pantheon and Plesk are categorized as WebOps Platforms
Unique Categories
Pantheon is categorized as Continuous Integration, Web Content Management, Managed Hosting, and WordPress Hosting
Plesk is categorized as Continuous Delivery, Application Server, Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS), Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting Platforms, and Cloud Web Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plesk
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
15.6%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Internet
10.9%
Computer Software
10.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.6%
Other
42.4%
Information Technology and Services
27.3%
Computer Software
11.2%
Internet
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Computer & Network Security
5.4%
Other
45.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Do You Offer Non-Profit And Educational Discounts?
2 Comments
AB
Examsleader offers you one-stop solution to all your Platform Developer I (SP22) exam worries. No need to cram lengthy notes or buy expensive tutorials....Read more
How can I test or trial Plesk?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plesk
We offer a completely free and fully functional 2 weeks trial: https://www.plesk.com/freetrial No credit card required.Read more
How is Plesk licensed?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plesk
Plesk is a per server license, with pricing options for virtual or physical servers, also know as VPS (virtual private servers) or dedicated servers. In...Read more
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