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 & CollaborationFlexible per-site governance within Upstreams, enhancing team collaborationRigid governance with a single point of failure, hindering scalability and efficiency
Agility & ComposabilityIntegration-agnostic solutions allowing choice of best-of-breed partnersMonolithic DXP approach that can be complex, time-consuming, and difficult to leave
Cost EfficiencyCost-effective solutions with significant impact without prolonged implementation cyclesComplex, expensive solutions difficult to execute
Performance Ultra-fast with global CDN, Varnish, Redis for enhanced site speed and performancePotentially slower and more resource-heavy
Security Enterprise-grade security with advanced DDoS protection, comprehensive access controls, continuous monitoringInferior security offerings compared to Pantheon
CMS supportSupports multiple CMS (WordPress, Drupal, front-end frameworks)Focus on Drupal only
Developer toolsIntegrated tools for version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment workflowsLimited to their ecosystem tools
WebOps strategyStrong WebOps strategy and support helps users realize the full potential of the platformLacks a comprehensive WebOps strategy
ScalabilityContainer-based infrastructure allows effortless and cost-effective scalingScaling can be more complex and resource-intensive
Backup & recoveryAutomated nightly backups and disaster recoveryManual backups, requires setup
CustomizationGreater customization and flexible management of multiple sites through UpstreamsLess customization and flexibility
Traffic handlingEfficiently handles high traffic with container-based scalingCostly and less efficient handling of traffic spikes

Unlike Acquia, with Pantheon – web teams no longer have to…

Manually scale resources

Worry about high costs 

Rely on limited workflow tools

Be restricted by rigid governance

Deal with the limitations of a monolithic DXP

Manage updates manually

Struggle with limited customization

Be limited to Drupal only support

Acquia vs. Pantheon?

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

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An enterprise-grade hosting & WebOps platform in one

Switching to Pantheon is easy. From managed migration to self-guided migrations, making the switch is simple.