While WordPress VIP offers a tight-knit ecosystem for enterprise WordPress users, Pantheon goes further by empowering teams with unmatched flexibility, self-service tools, and comprehensive support that spans the entire customer journey. With Pantheon, you’re not just getting a platform—you’re getting a partner dedicated to your long-term success.
Pantheon vs. WordPress VIP
Pantheon is the clear choice for enterprise WordPress, offering built-in scalability, reliable architecture, dedicated secured environments, and always-on support.
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Let's break it down by feature
When choosing between Pantheon and WordPress VIP, the decision often comes down to how well each platform supports your team's workflow and your website's unique needs. Here’s how Pantheon stacks up against WordPress VIP.
| Feature | Pantheon | WordPress VIP |
|---|---|---|
| Built for professional web teams | Designed by web development professionals, Pantheon’s platform is crafted for teams that need to scale efficiently while maintaining full control over their sites. | Built as an extension of WordPress.com, WP VIP can feel restrictive for teams accustomed to more control and flexibility. |
| Flexible version control and deployment | Offers flexibility in version control, allowing you to deploy code through your preferred workflows, whether it’s GitHub, BitBucket, or GitLab. Pantheon’s built-in Git repos give you the freedom to tailor your deployment pipeline to your needs. | Requires all code deployments to proceed through GitHub, limiting flexibility and making it harder for teams used to diverse workflows. |
| Comprehensive WebOps tools | Empower your team with advanced tools like Multidev environments, Quicksilver automation, and Upstreams for standardized site management. These features ensure you can manage multiple projects seamlessly and with less risk. | Provides basic hosting and deployment tools but lacks the breadth of features that Pantheon offers for efficient web operations. |
| Large Site Portfolio governance | With a flexible range of site plans, access control that lets different teams or agencies own their own projects, and the ability to share common code and assets while permitting site-specific design and feature development, Pantheon offers you flexibility within a framework and the ability to use WordPress at scale. | Prohibitive per-site pricing and lack of tools that span across an organization pushes customers towards restrictive Multisite architecture for portfolio use-cases. |
| Scalability and High Performance | Leverages the best-of-breed technologies, like Fastly’s CDN and Redis for object caching, ensuring your sites perform flawlessly under any conditions. Pantheon’s multizone failover feature keeps your data safe and your site live, even in the event of a primary database failure. | Offers reliable performance but relies on its own hardware, which may not provide the same global reach or redundancy. |
| World-Class Support | Provides 24/7 emergency assistance from real developers and engineers who understand the complexities of your environment. Pantheon’s support is there when you need it, without the frustration of automated responses. | Offers strong support but may not match the personalized, high-touch service Pantheon delivers depending on the tier. |
| Getting Started | Offers a free trial, allowing you to experience the platform’s capabilities without any upfront investment, making it easy for your team to test and decide if Pantheon is the right fit. | Requires a formal signup process with no self-serve options, potentially delaying your project’s start. |
Excel with WebOps on Pantheon
Pantheon offers the advanced tools and flexibility needed for modern web operations, helping your team push boundaries and deliver exceptional digital experiences.
Multidev workflow
Collaboration across teams
Customer-first support
Consistency at scale
Multiple website support
Built-in governance
Don't just take our word for it
Hear from the brands seeing success with WordPress on Pantheon
Consolidating on Pantheon with 3 Media Web brought in about $20,000 a year in hosting savings. We also knew Pantheon was best of breed, so it was a real win. Having all of the hosting monitoring in one centralized location, pushing right into our Slack channels, provided real-time notifications in the event of any downtime.
Samantha Spano, VP OF MARKETING (Former WPEngine customer)
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Multidev has been a game-changer. Prior to Multidev, when we were on WPEngine, I had to make an update and pray that it wouldn't take down all 150 of our sites that are connected. Because I was literally pushing everything directly to our live sites. And that's terrifying.
Brittany Rapheal, SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER
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[With Pantheon,] we could take so many things we used to worry about off our plates. We didn’t have to worry about servers or managing a CDN, because they offered it all bundled up all in one. The product that they offer in regards to the platform has been absolutely fantastic.
Sebastian Pertosi, HEAD OF MARKETING
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