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    WordPress VIP

    Score9 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
    WordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    WordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    WordPress VIP
    Considered Both Products
    Automattic
    Chose WordPress VIP
    I was not involved in the selection process of this product as that decision was made at a higher level. Though, as previously stated, security and scalability were definitely some of the top factors from the limited amount of interactions I had with those making the decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    Since I have been in my position at Chive Media Group, we have not evaluated alternatives.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    Used custom websites served through AWS. Those are more complicated to manage and require a series of well built scripts and maintenance. They have their purpose but using WordPress makes it easier for other non-technical stakeholders.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    VIP can be a better option for sites with much higher volumes of traffic and more complex security requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    There is no comparison. Very user-friendly platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    It would be fair to say that both are superb products that follow through on promises and have very strong marketing and teams behind them. For truly enterprise organisations though, one would be tempted to recommend WordPress VIP at this moment in time, but one to keep an eye …
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    None of the solutions we used before handled the high traffic so easily.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    We use DigitalOcean for smaller-scale sites, and the level of support, reliability and seamless scalability is nowhere near the same level as WordPress VIP.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    Wordpress VIP is optimized for sites developed in Wordpress, making everything smooth and easy compared to other options
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    In the competition noted WordPress VIP is the only true enterprise dedicated to WordPress hosting. Their hosting framework is 100% geared up for providing enterprise organizations with the infrastructure needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    For our usage, I would say they are all about the same. The support offered by VIP put it over the top.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordPress VIP
    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,…
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    WordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of WordPress VIP
    Feature
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.32 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of WordPress VIP
    Feature
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    API9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language5.52 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of WordPress VIP
    Feature
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor9.11 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.32 Ratings
    Admin section8.22 Ratings
    Page templates8.21 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow7.32 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of WordPress VIP
    Feature
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    Content taxonomy7.31 Ratings
    SEO support7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.12 Ratings
    User Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (21 ratings)