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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Contentstack

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AContentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A

    Pantheon

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APantheon is a WebOps platform for operating WordPress, Drupal, and Next.js websites. The platform supports the deployment, scaling, maintenance, security, and performance management of web applications. Key Capabilities Website operations: Pantheon manages operational requirements associated with uptime, performance, security, and scaling for supported websites. Framework support: The platform supports WordPress, Drupal, and Next.js…

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    ContentstackPantheon
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $29
    per month
    Performance
    $114
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ContentstackPantheon
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ContentstackPantheon
    Considered Both Products
    Contentstack
    No answer on this topic
    Pantheon
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    ContentstackPantheon
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentstack and Pantheon
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pantheon
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentstack and Pantheon
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pantheon
    -
    Ratings
    API8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentstack and Pantheon
    Feature
    Contentstack
    8.1
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pantheon
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentstack and Pantheon
    Feature
    Contentstack
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pantheon
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support6.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management5.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ContentstackPantheon
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    ContentstackPantheon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (68 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (29 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ContentstackPantheon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
    Incentivized
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    Pantheon
    Pantheon is excellent for medium-large websites that require high availability and a managed workflow. It would be inappropriate for small websites because of the cost or for situations where more control of the environment is appropriate. We find it useful because we rarely do anything outside of the Drupal application.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Contentstack
    • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
    • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
    • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
    Incentivized
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    Pantheon
    • Effective use of our codebase deployment and implementation.
    • The dashboard functionality and general stability and security are excellent.
    • The server is quite consistent, and if you need assistance from the support team, they are very quick to respond.
    • Automatic updates let me ensure that my customers have safe websites without increasing my own expense.
    • The team offers excellent assistance and help for chat.
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    Cons
    Contentstack
    • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
    • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
    • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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    Pantheon
    • Pricing structure has too large of a jump between Basic and Performance plans
    • Have run into issues with prescribed WP updates not working through dashboard and having to do manually.
    • Pantheon site dashboard occasionally is unavailable (the site is never affected though)
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Pantheon
    The environment is stable and we have not had any issues/downtime. The annual cost is reasonable.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Pantheon
    Pantheon is an easy system, especially to the users with previous experience with other similar platform and the interface is clear enough to easily understand how things operates. On the Cloud deployment everything also works effectively and the technical team from Pantheon community are very helpful on providing the necessary assistant to their customers.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Contentstack
    They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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    Pantheon
    Even tier 1 Pantheon chat and ticket support are knowledgeable, competent, and useful. They routinely understand and promptly resolve urgent, complex, and/or unusual issues that other hosts need to escalate to tier 2 or tier 3 support personnel. I honestly can't think of a truly negative or disappointing support experience in the years I've used Pantheon hosting for client websites.
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    Implementation Rating
    Contentstack
    No answers on this topic
    Pantheon
    Once the environments were up and running, the implementation was easy to synchronize with latest data prior to switchover.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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    Pantheon
    Although it may seem a good fit for a company that needs extra control over the deployment process and development process, for a firm that is mainly concentrating on SEO, it would be an overkill. Pantheon provides that sweet automation that allows us to shed some weight on development and focus on our business activities.
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    Return on Investment
    Contentstack
    • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
    • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
    • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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    Pantheon
    • Pantheon allows ordinary sites to excel esp if there is consistent development going on behind the scenes.
    • Website management is super easy and the hosting fee gets paid off as you save on developer hours.
    • Expensive for those who are not consistently developing on the platform, there are other options out there at better price points.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Pantheon Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to find out in seconds if a site is ready to launch. Launch Check can be used to get recommendations and discover site issues fast with reports based on over 50 automated checks.Screenshot of the Developer Dashboard, used to build, launch, and run Drupal and WordPress sites. Interface via SFTP or Git, deploy and scale sites, and access tools like backups and one-click core updates. Add team members and control access.