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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Pantheon
Star Rating
(724)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Browse all 3 pricing plansWP Engine
Star Rating
(309)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that WP Engine excels in site monitoring with a score of 9.7, indicating robust performance in keeping track of website health, while Pantheon scores lower at 7.2 in activity monitoring, suggesting less comprehensive oversight.
- Reviewers mention that WP Engine's two-factor authentication feature is highly rated at 9.8, providing enhanced security, whereas Pantheon’s security measures, including malware identification and removal, are rated lower at 7.6, indicating potential vulnerabilities.
- G2 users highlight WP Engine's superior website staging capabilities with a score of 9.8, which allows for seamless testing and deployment, while Pantheon’s staging features are less robust, scoring only 7.7 in site management.
- Users on G2 appreciate WP Engine's content authoring tools, scoring 9.3, which facilitate easy content creation and management, compared to Pantheon’s lower score of 8.4 in CMS variety, suggesting a more limited content management experience.
- Reviewers say that WP Engine offers a more user-friendly control panel experience, scoring 9.1, which enhances ease of use, while Pantheon’s control panel is perceived as less intuitive, reflected in its lower ratings across various management features.
- Users report that WP Engine's free SSL certificates are a significant advantage, scoring 9.5, ensuring secure connections for websites, while Pantheon’s SSL offerings are rated lower at 8.3, indicating a less favorable security feature set.
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
WP Engine
Startup
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
For small websites & blogs
- 1 Site
- 25k Visits/MO
- 10GB Local Storage
Free Trial
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
WP Engine
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
497
9.1
248
Ease of Use
8.8
499
9.0
248
Ease of Setup
8.7
390
9.1
193
Ease of Admin
8.7
387
9.2
186
Quality of Support
8.7
474
9.2
245
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
372
9.2
184
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
480
8.5
234
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
Security
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.3
23
Site Management
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.2
23
Site Design
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.3
21
Performance Reports
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.1
18
Functionality
9.5
102
Not enough data
9.2
91
Not enough data
9.8
103
Not enough data
Management
9.1
87
Not enough data
9.6
107
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
Support
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
9.3
88
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
Feature Not Available
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
Performance
8.5
19
8.6
43
8.3
20
9.1
47
8.3
21
9.1
48
8.3
20
8.8
49
7.6
18
8.4
45
Security
8.9
19
9.4
49
7.7
19
9.1
46
7.7
16
8.4
44
8.0
17
8.6
41
Free Resources
5.9
16
7.2
34
6.0
17
8.2
37
8.1
18
9.3
48
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pantheon and WP Engine are categorized as Managed Hosting and WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WP Engine
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
11.0%
Computer Software
10.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Other
42.5%
Marketing and Advertising
27.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Computer Software
8.5%
Internet
7.5%
Design
4.4%
Other
40.1%
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
Hosting Other Websites
2 Comments
CA
Currently they are only hosting Wordpress sites, its their specialty .Read more
Is WP Engine free?
1 Comment
JI
No, WPEngine is a premium managed WordPress hosting provider and all plans are paid plans. (You may be able to arrange a limited free trial, but this won't...Read more
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