Pantheon: An enterprise-grade, more capable WP Engine alternative

Mission-critical websites should be backed by mission-critical features and tools. Pantheon is the clear choice for effortless scalability, enterprise-ready architecture, dedicated secured environments, and always-on support.

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Considering WP Engine? Think again.

If you're looking for a WP Engine alternative for WordPress hosting, Pantheon is the solution you need. With our container-based architecture and advanced workflow tools, 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	WP Engine
Workflow features	Advanced features like Multidev for branch-based development and testing environments	Lacks workflow features like Multidev
Scalability	Container-based infrastructure allows effortless and cost-effective scaling	Costly and less efficient scaling due to lack of container-based solution
Performance	Ultra-fast with global CDN, Varnish, Redis for enhanced site speed and performance	Scaling up capacity requirements is costly
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)	No Drupal hosting
Developer tools	Integrated tools for version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment workflows	Limited to WordPress-centric tools
WebOps strategy	Strong WebOps strategy and support helps users realize the full potential of the platform	Lacks a comprehensive WebOps strategy
Cost efficiency	Pay-as-you-go model with efficient resource use	Lower initial pricing but potential overselling and higher long-term costs
Backup & recovery	Automated nightly backups and disaster recovery	Manual backups, requires setup
Collaboration	Enhanced collaboration tools and environment support for development teams	Limited collaboration features
Traffic handling	Efficiently handles high traffic with container-based scaling	Costly and less efficient handling of traffic spikes

Multidev has been a game-changer. Prior to Multidev, when we were on WP Engine, 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, Decisely

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

Manually scale resources

Worry about incremental scaling costs

Rely on limited workflow tools

Manage updates across multiple sites

Worry about what happens when their website goes down

Face the limitations of WordPress-only support

Use external collaboration tools

WP Engine vs. Pantheon?

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

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 at Employ (Former WP Engine customer)

Pantheon: An enterprise-grade, more capable WP Engine alternative

Tens of thousands of web teams run on Pantheon

Considering WP Engine? Think again.

Feature Comparison

Pantheon

WP Engine

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

WP Engine vs. Pantheon?

WordPress

Drupal

Next.js

Pantheon: An enterprise-grade, more capable WP Engine alternative

Tens of thousands of web teams run on Pantheon

Considering WP Engine? Think again.

Feature Comparison

Pantheon

WP Engine

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

WP Engine vs. Pantheon?

WordPress

Drupal

Next.js

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