InstantWP Alternatives
InstantWP is described as 'complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It will turn almost any Windows or macOS machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key' and is a IDE in the development category. There are five alternatives to InstantWP for Mac, Windows, Linux and Laravel. The best InstantWP alternative is Local by Flywheel, which is free. Other great apps like InstantWP are WordPress Portable, Laravel Valet, Theme Juice and Pressmatic.
Local by Flywheel
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 Local by Flywheel alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.
- - Local by Flywheel is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to InstantWP.
- - Local by Flywheel is the most popular free alternative to InstantWP.
WordPress Portable
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo5 WordPress Portable alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
WordPress Portable is a free program for Windows that automatically ships with everything needed to run WordPress locally. All you need to do is to extract the package contents on your system after download and start the WordPress Portable executable afterwards.
WordPress Portable Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. Last version, 3.5, can be still downloaded from the Box link on the official website
Laravel Valet
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 Laravel Valet alternatives- Free • Open Source
- IDE
- Mac
- Laravel
Valet is a Laravel development environment for Mac minimalists. No Vagrant, no hosts file. You can even share your sites publicly using local tunnels. Yeah, we like it too.
- - Laravel Valet is the most popular Open Source alternative to InstantWP.
Laravel Valet Features
Theme Juice is a powerful Mac app that creates local WordPress sites with just a click.
- - Theme Juice is the most popular commercial alternative to InstantWP.
Theme Juice Features
Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.
Pressmatic Features
DiscontinuedPressmatic is now
Local by Flywheel , it was acquired.