Pantheon: A more flexible & cost-effective Acquia alternative

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Considering Acquia? Think again.

If you're looking for an Acquia alternative for Drupal hosting, Pantheon is the solution you need. With our flexible governance, integration-agnostic solutions, and cost-effective high-impact platform, you get unparalleled speed, scalability, and reliability. Designed for both small teams and enterprise-level sites, our platform ensures your website performs at its best–no matter how many you have.

Feature Comparison

	Pantheon	Acquia
Governance & Collaboration	Flexible per-site governance within Upstreams, enhancing team collaboration	Rigid governance with a single point of failure, hindering scalability and efficiency
Agility & Composability	Integration-agnostic solutions allowing choice of best-of-breed partners	Monolithic DXP approach that can be complex, time-consuming, and difficult to leave
Cost Efficiency	Cost-effective solutions with significant impact without prolonged implementation cycles	Complex, expensive solutions difficult to execute
Performance	Ultra-fast with global CDN, Varnish, Redis for enhanced site speed and performance	Potentially slower and more resource-heavy
Security	Enterprise-grade security with advanced DDoS protection, comprehensive access controls, continuous monitoring	Inferior security offerings compared to Pantheon
CMS support	Supports multiple CMS (WordPress, Drupal, front-end frameworks)	Focus on Drupal only
Developer tools	Integrated tools for version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment workflows	Limited to their ecosystem tools
WebOps strategy	Strong WebOps strategy and support helps users realize the full potential of the platform	Lacks a comprehensive WebOps strategy
Scalability	Container-based infrastructure allows effortless and cost-effective scaling	Scaling can be more complex and resource-intensive
Backup & recovery	Automated nightly backups and disaster recovery	Manual backups, requires setup
Customization	Greater customization and flexible management of multiple sites through Upstreams	Less customization and flexibility
Traffic handling	Efficiently handles high traffic with container-based scaling	Costly and less efficient handling of traffic spikes