Podpage vs. WordPress VIP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Podpage
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Podpage is designed to help users build a beautiful podcast website in 5 minutes (or less). With it, the vendor states users can automatically create a listener-friendly podcast site from an RSS feed, customize the design to create a professional look in a few clicks, without coding or technical knowledge necessary.
$9
per month
WordPress VIP
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
Pricing
PodpageWordPress VIP
Editions & Modules
Basic
$9
per month
Pro
$20
per month
Network
$50
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PodpageWordPress VIP
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
PodpageWordPress VIP
Top Pros
Top Cons

No answers on this topic

Features
PodpageWordPress VIP
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Podpage
8.8
1 Ratings
15% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.2
2 Ratings
8% above category average
WYSIWYG editor8.21 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Admin section9.11 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Page templates9.11 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Library of website themes8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.11 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.11 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Podpage
8.2
1 Ratings
11% above category average
WordPress VIP
8.0
2 Ratings
9% above category average
SEO support7.31 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Community / comment management9.11 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Podpage
-
Ratings
WordPress VIP
7.5
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Podpage
-
Ratings
WordPress VIP
7.5
2 Ratings
2% below category average
API00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
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User Ratings
PodpageWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.6
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.5
(19 ratings)
User Testimonials
PodpageWordPress VIP
Likelihood to Recommend
Podpage
If you need a website to support a podcast there couldn't be an easier or more targeted solution.
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Automattic
WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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Pros
Podpage
  • Easy to build the website.
  • Flexible to meet my needs.
  • New features frequently released to make it even better.
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Automattic
  • Security - class leading security, ensuring sites are protected and operate hassle free
  • Scalability - provide patches and updates first before the market place
  • Reliability - up to 99.9% up time, with a fantastic track record
  • Performance - hitting the high notes for Core Web Vitals and ensuring WordPress is operating at its peak performance
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Cons
Podpage
No answers on this topic
Automattic
  • Too many different dashboard formats
  • Everything should have the same look and feel.
  • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
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Likelihood to Renew
Podpage
No answers on this topic
Automattic
It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
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Usability
Podpage
Podpage gave me a great looking site without needing to know coding languages like HTML and CSS. It seamlessly pulls in what I need for each episode from Buzzsprout. And I’m confident the site will stay current over time.
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Automattic
There is documentation for everything you might need.
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Support Rating
Podpage
Most amazing support ever! Using the chat feature within Podpage, customer support responds quickly and accurately. Also actively involved with a user group on Facebook and promptly addresses questions there.
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Automattic
The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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Alternatives Considered
Podpage
Podpage is easier to use for someone like me who is technologically competent but not a coder (no HTML or CSS experience).
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Automattic
Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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Return on Investment
Podpage
  • Saves time!
  • Consistent look and brand image
  • High value for the expense
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Automattic
  • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
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