Great WordPress outcomes don’t come from infrastructure alone. They happen when hosting and agency teams operate like one unit, which the teams in this post demonstrated through aligning early, communicating clearly, and making smart decisions that protect performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
That’s the spirit behind the 2025 Pagely Partner Awards. Each winner reflects what we value most in a partnership: collaboration that’s consistent, engineering that holds up under enterprise pressure, and a shared commitment to delivering work that makes clients look good.
Below, we recognize this year’s award recipients, highlighting what made their work stand out, and inviting like-minded agencies to join the Friends of Pagely partner program.
2025 Pagely Partner Awards: The Winners
Partner of the Year: WebDevStudios
WebDevStudios earned our top honor because they’ve shown up as a true extension of the Pagely team. Across the year, they stayed ahead of client needs by checking in early, validating goals, and keeping everyone aligned on what “success” should look like in practice.
What impressed us wasn’t just the quality of the builds, but also the reliability of the relationship. They made time for shared planning, joined customer conversations when it mattered, and helped surface opportunities where Pagely and WebDevStudios could jointly deliver value. They also strengthened the ecosystem by passing along qualified opportunities that were a strong match for enterprise managed WordPress.
WebDevStudios exemplified true partnership, grounded in trust, responsiveness, and impressive results.
Best Enterprise Implementation: Crowd Favorite
Enterprise WordPress projects demand architecture that anticipates scale, governance that supports security, and a delivery process that keeps stakeholders aligned from discovery through launch.
Crowd Favorite earned Best Enterprise Implementation for a standout solution for a large media organization with significant reach and complexity. Together, Crowd Favorite and Pagely collaborated closely to plan the platform foundation, confirm performance targets, and design for operational confidence.
A key element was aligning on modern architecture choices, including a headless approach that supports flexibility while still meeting strict requirements for stability and security. The result is a platform built to serve a wide audience reliably without sacrificing speed, resilience, or control.
Performance Optimization Excellence: DevriX
Performance is rarely “one and done.” At the enterprise level, speed and stability come from ongoing measurement, a strong baseline, and the discipline to refine what matters most like caching strategy, database efficiency, and the thousands of small decisions that shape the user experience.
DevriX earned Performance Optimization Excellence for the depth of their performance engineering and the way they collaborate through the process. Their team digs into the details, tuning caching layers, improving query performance, and strengthening overall platform efficiency so sites stay fast under load and predictable during traffic spikes.
Equally important, DevriX stays close to the Pagely team. They share what they’re seeing in the field, coordinate on optimization strategy, and approach performance as a joint responsibility.
Rising Star Award: Envisionit
The Rising Star Award highlights partners who ramp quickly, collaborate naturally, and make an impact early. That’s precisely what Envisionit has done since joining the Pagely Partner Program in 2025.
From the start, Envisionit approached partnership with energy and intention. They engaged in open, practical communication, worked collaboratively on problem-solving, and embraced lead-sharing as a two-way relationship. Their early momentum, and willingness to work closely across teams, signals a bright future in the Pagely ecosystem.
Why we spotlight partner work
We created the Partner Awards to celebrate more than project outcomes. Yes, each of these teams delivered impressive WordPress solutions. But the bigger story is how they delivered them: through alignment, transparency, and a shared desire to do right by the customer.
These are the partnerships that last because they’re built on habits that make everyone stronger:
- Planning early and validating assumptions before they become problems
- Communicating clearly when priorities shift
- Treating performance and reliability as first-class requirements
- Building platforms designed to scale, not just launch
When those habits are in place, teams move faster, projects run smoother, and clients get results they can feel.
Become a Pagely Partner
If your agency thrives on solving complex WordPress challenges and you want a hosting partner that brings enterprise-grade infrastructure and a collaborative working style, the Friends of Pagely program may be a great fit.
Pagely supports organizations in higher education, media, and the Fortune 1000 with managed WordPress built for mission-critical workloads. Our partner program is designed to help agencies expand their capabilities, win larger opportunities, and deliver premium experiences without being held back by infrastructure constraints.
Built for the real world of enterprise delivery
We know not every client or project belongs on a premium managed platform and we won’t pretend otherwise. But when a site is truly business-critical, traffic is unpredictable, and downtime isn’t an option, Pagely is built for that reality.
Partners also value three fundamentals that show up again and again in enterprise work:
- Flexibility: tailored solutions for demanding, complex requirements
- Scalability: infrastructure and experience proven with big brands on AWS
- Reliability: systems engineered to stay online and keep data protected
What partners can expect
Performance and resilience you can trust
Our platform is built for speed, stability, scalability, and security, running on AWS and shaped by years of operating WordPress at enterprise scale. The goal is simple: your clients get dependable performance, and your team spends less time firefighting.
A dedicated presence on the Pagely site
Partners receive a dedicated landing page that highlights their expertise and services to help prospective customers find agencies that match their needs.
Lead referrals and co-selling support
When organizations need implementation, development, or marketing expertise, we connect them with partners who are a strong fit. We also support collaborative selling with co-branded collateral, shared enablement, and partner-specific communication.
Marketing collaboration that amplifies your reach
From co-branded content and webinars to workshops and featured stories, we look for practical ways to help partners increase visibility and credibility.
Incentives aligned with customer success
As customer relationships grow on Pagely, partners can earn performance-based incentives that reflect the value you’re delivering.
24/7 expert support and developer-friendly tooling
You’ll have access to round-the-clock support plus tools that help teams build efficiently, such as staging workflows and integration options that support real delivery environments.
Thought leadership and insider insight
Partners can contribute to content, speak in webinars, and participate in discussions that position them as leaders while also gaining early access to trends and hosting best practices.
Program highlights
The Friends of Pagely program combines flexible hosting solutions with meaningful partnership support: co-selling, co-marketing, partner communications, and opportunities for blog features, plus referral fees that can reach up to 10% of a customer’s annual spend.
Congratulations to the 2025 winners
To our winners:
Thank you for setting a high bar. Your work shows what’s possible when strategy, creativity, and infrastructure reinforce each other, and when teams collaborate with honesty and momentum.
If your agency is ready to deepen your WordPress offering, serve higher-stakes clients, and build alongside a partner that’s invested in your growth, we’d love to connect.
Become a Pagely Partner and join a network of agencies and technology teams working together to deliver WordPress that performs when it matters most.
