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Compare Pagely and Pantheon 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$299/mo
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
Pagely
Star Rating
(29)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$299/mo
Browse all 4 pricing plansPantheon
Star Rating
(705)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
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 its Developer Tools with a score of 9.5, making it a favorite for developers who appreciate robust features for site management and staging. In contrast, Pagely, while still strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.8 in Integrations, which some users feel limits their ability to connect with other tools seamlessly.
- Reviewers mention that Pagely shines in Quality of Support, achieving a remarkable score of 9.9. Many users highlight the responsiveness and expertise of the support team, whereas Pantheon, with a score of 8.6, has received feedback indicating that support can sometimes be slower to respond.
- G2 users note that Pantheon offers superior Content Authoring capabilities, scoring 9.3, which is particularly beneficial for teams focused on content-heavy websites. Pagely, while still competent, does not match this level of functionality, leading some users to feel it lacks in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Pagely's Ease of Setup is exceptional, with a score of 9.5, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize a quick and straightforward onboarding process. Pantheon, with a score of 8.7, has been described as more complex to set up, which can be a drawback for less technical users.
- Reviewers say that Pantheon’s Website Staging feature is highly rated at 9.8, allowing for efficient testing and deployment processes. In comparison, Pagely's staging capabilities, while functional, do not receive the same level of praise, leading some users to seek more robust options.
- Users report that Pagely offers better Security Tools, scoring 8.9, which includes features like WAF and DDoS protection that are crucial for businesses concerned about online threats. Pantheon, with a score of 8.5 in Backup and related security features, has been noted to have room for improvement in this critical area.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pagely
VBurst-2
$299
/mo
An entry-level managed WordPress VPS that features a small amount of bursting capability to serve basic workloads. Ideal for smaller sites that make good use of page caching.
- Dedicated EC2
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
Free Trial
Pagely
No trial information availablePantheon
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.9
26
8.8
480
Ease of Use
9.3
26
8.7
481
Ease of Setup
9.5
20
8.7
373
Ease of Admin
9.0
20
8.7
373
Quality of Support
9.9
27
8.6
457
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
20
8.8
358
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
26
8.2
462
Features by Category
Content
Not enough data
9.2
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
98
Not enough data
9.0
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
108
|
Verified
Design
Not enough data
8.4
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.8
86
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
9.0
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
8.8
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
117
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.3
79
Not enough data
9.8
91
Management
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.6
95
Not enough data
9.1
86
Support
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
9.2
76
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
51
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.5
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
56
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
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
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.3
11
Security
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Free Resources
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pagely and Pantheon are categorized as WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Pagely is categorized as Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Pantheon is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Continuous Integration, Web Content Management, and Managed Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pagely
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
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Computer Software
11.1%
Real Estate
7.4%
Internet
7.4%
Other
48.1%
Marketing and Advertising
15.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Internet
11.3%
Computer Software
10.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Other
41.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Pagely
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Attention to details and communication with customers about any and all infrastructure changes that could affect your hosting. They've put in the effort to ensure the infrastructure is rock solid and stable and redundant - FAR exceeding their published SLAs
Most Helpful Critical Review
Pantheon
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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 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...
James H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Attention to details and communication with customers about any and all infrastructure changes that could affect your hosting. They've put in the effort to ensure the infrastructure is rock solid and stable and redundant - FAR exceeding their published SLAs
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...
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...
Alternatives
Discussions
Pagely has no 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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