Item: Pantheon
Rating: 6
Author: Naz Haque

Overall Satisfaction with Pantheon

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Pantheon as a devOps platform for a WordPress website running Buddypress and Learndash.
We also had a mobile app connected to the site.

The ability to have a platform with a staging site for testing before deploying was beneficial. It solved the problem of wasting time migrating sql databases manually or using plugins as one would typically have to do with WordPress normally.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Staging Site
Customer Service Team
User access tracking

Cons

Hosting power relative to the competition
Hosting locations relative to the competition
Server side firewalls

Return on Investment

Faster workflow communication between team members.
Slower load time comparing their shared hosting to other providers.
Easy site restoration for recovery tasks.

Products Replaced

Alternatives Considered

Cloudways

I found Cloudways to be a better solution for our needs in comparison to Pantheon. With their integration of multiple hosting providers we had a wider selection of locations to choose from and finally a server nearer to our core audience.

Key Insights

Do you think Pantheon delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with Pantheon's feature set?

Yes

Did Pantheon live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Pantheon go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Pantheon again?

Other Software Used

Cloudways, Semrush, SurferSEO

Likelihood to Recommend

Pantheon is a suitable option for agencies and starts when developing a website/PWA.
You can designate different levels of access via the pantheon system, and it has automated backups which are beneficial.

If you are creating revisions of a staging site and have team members who need to carry out different tasks (design, development, testing etc), they can operate independently and be on the same page (figuratively speaking), which is a time saver.

I suggested when you do have a final live site and it's bringing in traffic, do not use Pantheon shared hosting, it's weak and expensive relative to other providers. Either move to a dedicated plan or a different platform.

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Fair and balanced for Startups and MVP projects.