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At a Glance
Pantheon
Pantheon
Star Rating
(703)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Browse all 3 pricing plans
WP Engine
WP Engine
Star Rating
(286)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$30.00
Browse all 5 pricing plans
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, received a lower score of 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 8.8 in plug-ins/widgets/apps, indicating a less flexible content management experience.
  • Reviewers say that WP Engine offers a more user-friendly experience with an ease of use score of 9.1, while Pantheon trails with a score of 8.7, suggesting that WP Engine may be more accessible for users without extensive technical knowledge.
  • Users report that WP Engine's quality of support is rated at 9.3, reflecting a strong commitment to customer service, whereas Pantheon’s support quality is rated lower at 8.6, which may impact user satisfaction and troubleshooting efficiency.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pantheon
BASIC PLAN
$41
per month (prepaid annually)
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WP Engine
Startup
$30.00
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Free Trial
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
WP Engine
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
478
9.1
228
Ease of Use
8.7
479
9.1
227
Ease of Setup
8.7
371
9.1
173
Ease of Admin
8.7
373
9.2
176
Quality of Support
8.6
455
9.3
225
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
358
9.3
173
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
460
8.6
214
Features by Category
Web Content ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.9
2,163
Not enough data
Content
9.3
109
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
96
Not enough data
9.0
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
Design
8.4
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
99
Not enough data
9.0
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
WordPress Management ToolsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.3
129
Security
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.7
13
Not enough data
9.8
14
Site Management
Not enough data
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.6
14
Site Design
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.0
13
Performance Reports
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
9.2
737
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
89
Not enough data
9.3
78
Not enough data
9.8
90
Not enough data
Management
9.2
74
Not enough data
9.6
94
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
Support
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.7
76
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Continuous IntegrationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.7
329
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.5
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
112
9.0
330
Performance
8.7
10
9.0
26
7.7
11
9.5
29
7.8
12
9.2
30
8.3
11
9.1
31
7.4
9
9.1
27
Security
8.5
10
9.6
31
7.2
10
9.3
29
7.6
7
8.4
27
7.5
8
8.9
24
Free Resources
6.4
7
7.1
21
6.9
8
8.8
24
8.3
9
9.5
31
Not enough data
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
Pantheon
WP Engine
WP Engine
Pantheon and WP Engine are categorized as Managed Hosting and WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pantheon
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.1%
WP Engine
WP Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
77.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Pantheon
Pantheon
Marketing and Advertising
15.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Internet
11.3%
Computer Software
10.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Other
41.7%
WP Engine
WP Engine
Marketing and Advertising
27.8%
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Computer Software
9.2%
Internet
7.7%
Design
4.4%
Other
38.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Pantheon
Pantheon
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jordan B.
JB
Jordan B.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Pantheon makes it really easy to spin up, administer, update, and deploy changes to multiple Drupal websites. The dev-test-live workflow they've created is kind of like magic, since code changes and databases can be transferred from one environment to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Retail

If you are using woocommerce do NOT use pantheon. We launched and our site went down with 200 concurrent users. The fix? Oh yeah we have a known issue distributing your site along our architecture, try and fix it this way. Also want support? Pay $500 per...

WP Engine
WP Engine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jared M.
JM
Jared M.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

WP Engine is a great product for managing website consolidation, quick M&A turnaround and new properties that you need stood up quick. It also makes it seamless for internal and 3rd party development with good staging and production flows to roll things up...

Most Helpful Critical Review
LH
Leon H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Recently we experienced a few outages with WP Engine and the way they have been handling it, is unprofessional and doesn't actually solve the problem. I can't recommend WP Engine as a reliable hosting service. My own (external) monitoring alerted me that...

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Discussions
Pantheon
Pantheon Discussions
Is Pantheon considering offering price tiers for nonprofit/education organizations?
3 comments
Nick C.
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
Duran G.
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
WP Engine
WP Engine Discussions
Hosting Other Websites
2 comments
Christopher A.
CA
Currently they are only hosting Wordpress sites, its their specialty .Read more
Queue Line
1 comment
Christopher A.
CA
yes it does seem to take a bit of time, not sure why.Read more
Is WP Engine free?
1 comment
James I.
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