Pagely vs teamdeck

We help startups scale WordPress.

Pagely created the Managed WordPress hosting space in 2009, and has been providing secure and reliable WP hosting services to companies like Facebook and NGINX with a focus on:

Performance: Opcode caching, full page caching, optimized PHP and Database setups are essentially platform defaults now instead of the customer trying to figure it out on their own with a mix of plugins and research. More sensible resource balancing on shared setups (old shared hosting providers were notorious for overselling). Collectively these things have made WordPress dramatically faster (vs. a default install) in most use cases.

Security: Some level of malware/file scanning, hardened OS installs, least-privileged access, web application firewalls and DDoS mitigation may be defaults at most Managed WordPress providers now. You don’t hear about widespread security issues as we did in say the 2008-2011 period. Those that come up are mitigated quickly by the Core team (or the respective plugin author) and aided by rapidly deployed patches or firewall rules by the Managed hosts.

Tooling: Automating installs, code updates, and backups along with staging and deployment workflows enabled development teams to work faster and create more complex yet stable sites on WordPress.

Support: More knowledgeable support technicians that understand WordPress to a higher degree than a generic web host. Some providers are better than others but all seem to at least make an attempt to specialize in the unique support requirements of WordPress. Here at Pagely we take great pride in our quality over quantity approach to support ensuring that every agent is not only deeply skilled in WordPress but proficient in the core technical skills of DevOps and deployment management allowing them to address any performance or security issue that may arise.

What’s next for Pagely?
It’s odd to look at the landscape, this $1 Billion-channel we created (and of course others helped to grow) and reflect on where we fit in the picture going forward. For us, it’s fairly simple – do more of the things that have made us successful thus far: Investing in our people and focusing on the customer. It’s a recipe that wins over the long term.

Teamdeck is an employee-focused complete resource management solution for agencies and software houses.

Teamdeck is an employee-focused complete resource management solution for agencies and software houses. Our mission is to improve companies’ HR processes such as planning resource allocation, measuring the utilization and forecasting the capacity.

Employee-friendly tool
Resource management tools tend to be insightful only for the managers. Teamdeck, on the other hand, is a truly employee-friendly tool. Not only can the regular employees track their time but they are also able to manage their availability directly from the app. On top of that, their dashboard provides them with valuable information about their work patterns.

Resource scheduling
Teamdeck’s resource scheduling gives you visibility into the available resources in the calendar view, you can also edit the bookings right there.

People can enter their exact availability, making teamdeck a very comfortable option for remote or part-time employees in your company (and their managers).

Leave management
Employees can request days off and holidays directly from the app. Managers receive these requests and manage them within teamdeck as well. People who work remotely or on a part-time basis can inform their supervisors about their exact availability.

Time tracking
Employees can use one-click time tracking to record the time spent on each project. The time entries are automatically translated to timesheets which show accurate records concerning billable hours. Of course, the entries can be entered or edited later on (if someone forgot to switch the tracker on).