Platform
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Acquia builds for the largest Drupal estates; Pantheon builds for the fastest onboarding.
This chapter compares the architecture each platform assumes you already have.
Acquia
Acquia Cloud runs node clustering, content delivery, and search as managed services with SLAs attached to each. The governance model is built for multi-site estates.
Pantheon
Pantheon delivers an opinionated WebOps workflow with containers and a strong dev-to-live pipeline. It is excellent for a single well-run site, and thinner for a sprawling estate.
Recorded figures
| Item | Acquia | Pantheon |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Drupal depth | Deep | Moderate |
| Managed search | Included | Add-on |
| Multi-site governance | Strong | Basic |