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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
$12.00
Pantheon
Star Rating
(705)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$41 per month (prepaid annually)
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Star Rating
(164)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Pantheon excels in its Content Authoring capabilities, scoring a remarkable 9.3, which reviewers mention makes it easy to create and manage content effectively. In contrast, Platform.sh, while still strong, does not provide the same level of content authoring features, leading to a score of 8.4.
- Reviewers mention that Pantheon offers superior Website Staging functionality with a score of 9.8, allowing for seamless testing and deployment processes. Platform.sh, while competent with a score of 9.3, does not match the ease and efficiency that Pantheon provides in this area.
- Users on G2 highlight Pantheon’s robust Backup features, scoring 8.5, which ensures data safety and recovery options. In comparison, Platform.sh's backup capabilities, scoring 8.1, are seen as less comprehensive, leading to concerns about data security among some users.
- Reviewers mention that Pantheon shines in Role-Based Permissions with a score of 9.1, allowing for detailed user management and access control. Platform.sh, with a score of 8.4, is perceived as less flexible in this regard, which can be a drawback for teams needing strict access controls.
- G2 users report that Pantheon’s Developer Tools are top-notch, scoring 9.5, which reviewers say enhances the development experience significantly. Platform.sh, while still strong at 9.1, does not provide the same level of integrated tools that developers find essential.
- Users say that Pantheon’s Quality of Support is consistently rated at 8.6, with many reviewers praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. In contrast, Platform.sh also scores 8.6, but some users report variability in support quality, which can affect user experience.
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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
Platform.sh
Development
$12.00
Development only, no production environments
- Environments generated on the fly from your Git branches
- Support for microservices with multiple apps per project
- Data services built in: MySql, Redis, Solr, ElasticSearch, Postgres, Kafka, InfluxDB, RabbitMQ, and more.
Free Trial
Pantheon
Free Trial is available
Platform.sh
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
480
8.8
98
Ease of Use
8.7
481
8.7
98
Ease of Setup
8.7
373
8.4
78
Ease of Admin
8.7
373
8.5
78
Quality of Support
8.6
457
8.6
96
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
358
9.1
78
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
462
8.7
93
Features by Category
Content
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
Not enough data
Design
8.4
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.9
18
Management
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
18
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
9.4
90
9.1
21
9.3
79
9.3
21
9.8
91
9.3
22
Management
9.2
75
8.8
12
9.6
95
9.3
20
9.1
86
8.4
22
Support
8.4
77
9.1
20
8.7
77
9.1
19
9.2
76
9.3
17
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
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
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
Not enough data
Security
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Free Resources
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
7.8
41
Database
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
7.1
37
Not enough data
7.0
32
Not enough data
8.1
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Infrastructure
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
9.2
40
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pantheon and Platform.sh are categorized as WebOps Platforms, Managed Hosting, and WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Pantheon is categorized as Continuous Integration and Web Content Management
Platform.sh is categorized as Continuous Delivery, Build Automation, and Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pantheon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Platform.sh
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
15.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Internet
11.3%
Computer Software
10.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Other
41.7%
Information Technology and Services
21.5%
Computer Software
21.5%
Internet
12.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Government Administration
2.3%
Other
36.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
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...
Platform.sh
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ryan S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
One of the best things about Platform.sh is the fact that it basically enforces best practices development by basing itself on your project git repository. We all know a web application or website ought to use source code control, but practices vary from...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
buggy interface, but they were responsive in fixing bugs. at this point i've just moved on to using terraform.
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...
Ryan S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
One of the best things about Platform.sh is the fact that it basically enforces best practices development by basing itself on your project git repository. We all know a web application or website ought to use source code control, but practices vary from...
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...
Verified User in Computer Software
buggy interface, but they were responsive in fixing bugs. at this point i've just moved on to using terraform.
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
What is the best way to deploy a python plus Mysql with a react as front end app on platform sh.
1 comment
CY
Hi Aakash, you'll find some documentation on setting up Worker processes and Crons on Platform.sh here:...Read more
Platform.sh has no more discussions with answers
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