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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
No pricing available
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)
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Star Rating
(55)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about WordPress VIPPantheon vs WordPress VIP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pantheon easier to use and set up. However, WordPress VIP is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with WordPress VIP overall.
- Reviewers felt that WordPress VIP meets the needs of their business better than Pantheon.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Pantheon and WordPress VIP provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of WordPress VIP 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
WordPress VIP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
WordPress VIP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
498
9.5
43
Ease of Use
8.8
500
8.7
42
Ease of Setup
8.7
391
8.3
20
Ease of Admin
8.7
387
9.2
21
Quality of Support
8.7
475
8.7
41
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
372
9.5
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
481
9.4
39
Features by Category
Content
9.1
119
|
Verified
10.0
8
8.9
114
|
Verified
10.0
8
9.2
135
|
Verified
10.0
7
8.8
127
|
Verified
9.4
8
9.0
112
|
Verified
9.6
9
8.9
106
9.6
9
8.9
116
|
Verified
9.4
9
8.6
108
|
Verified
8.9
9
9.1
115
|
Verified
9.4
9
Design
8.3
83
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.4
83
9.4
8
8.4
81
9.5
7
8.9
93
10.0
8
Platform
8.9
121
|
Verified
10.0
9
8.9
108
9.6
9
8.9
109
|
Verified
9.3
9
9.0
133
|
Verified
9.8
9
9.2
137
|
Verified
9.4
9
8.8
96
9.6
9
8.8
140
|
Verified
9.4
9
8.9
124
|
Verified
9.6
8
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
Analytics
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
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design & Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
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
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Site Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Site Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
103
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
9.8
104
Not enough data
Management
9.1
88
Not enough data
9.6
108
Not enough data
9.1
99
Not enough data
Support
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
9.3
89
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Experience Platforms
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
Optimization
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pantheon and WordPress VIP are categorized as WebOps Platforms, Web Content Management, Managed Hosting, and WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Pantheon is categorized as Continuous Integration
WordPress VIP is categorized as Content Experience Platforms, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), WordPress Management Tools, Headless CMS, and Cloud Web Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WordPress VIP
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
18.9%
Computer Software
18.9%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Writing and Editing
5.7%
Internet
5.7%
Other
43.4%
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
WordPress VIP has no more discussions with answers
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