DigitalOcean Databases vs. Pantheon

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DigitalOcean Databases
Score 6.2 out of 10
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DigitalOcean headquartered in New York offers what they describe as worry-free database hosting, with managed set up, back up, and updating, as well as automated failover and security. DigitalOcean supports MySQL, Redis, and PostgreSQL.N/A
Pantheon
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Pantheon is a WebOps platform where marketers and developers collaborate to drive results. The vendor states that with Pantheon, site owners maximize their capacity to update website design and functionality, responding to market trends, catering to consumer behavior, and adding real value to the business's bottom line. Today, companies compete on the basis of digital experiences, and the best results emerge from an agile build-test-learn process. Whether it's publishing content,…
$29
per month
Pricing
DigitalOcean DatabasesPantheon
Editions & Modules
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Basic
$29
per month
Performance
$114
per month
Elite
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DigitalOcean DatabasesPantheon
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
DigitalOcean DatabasesPantheon
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.1
(69 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
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8.8
(29 ratings)
Support Rating
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10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DigitalOcean DatabasesPantheon
Likelihood to Recommend
DigitalOcean
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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.
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Pros
DigitalOcean
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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
DigitalOcean
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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)
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Likelihood to Renew
DigitalOcean
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Pantheon
The environment is stable and we have not had any issues/downtime. The annual cost is reasonable.
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Usability
DigitalOcean
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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.
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Support Rating
DigitalOcean
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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
DigitalOcean
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Pantheon
Once the environments were up and running, the implementation was easy to synchronize with latest data prior to switchover.
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Alternatives Considered
DigitalOcean
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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
DigitalOcean
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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.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Find out in seconds if your site is ready to launch. Use Launch Check to get recommendations and discover site issues fast with our report based on over 50 automated checks.Screenshot of Our Developer Dashboard has everything you need to build, launch, and run Drupal and WordPress sites. Interface via SFTP or Git, deploy and scale your sites, and access tools like backups and one-click core updates. Easily add team members and control access.