Kalabox Alternatives

Kalabox is described as 'Faster local development for Drupal, WordPress, and beyond. Kalabox is the easiest way to develop websites and get them live. Get rid of the drudgery and have more fun!' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kalabox for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and MySQL Community Edition apps. The best Kalabox alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kalabox are WampServer, BitNami Application Stacks, MAMP and Fenix Web Server.

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Kalabox alternatives page was last updated Nov 2, 2024
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  1. XAMPP icon

    XAMPP

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    Free open-source web server solution with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Easy installation for local web development across Windows, Linux, macOS. Ideal for creating and testing websites, supports commercial use, with regular updates and a user-friendly control panel.

    57 XAMPP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    XAMPP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Node Based
    5. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    6. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    7.  Nginx
    8. MySQL Community Edition icon  Import from MySql

    XAMPP VS Kalabox

     

    • XAMPP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kalabox.

    • XAMPP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kalabox.

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceKalabox is also Free and Open Source
    • XAMPP is LightweightKalabox is not according to our users
  2. WampServer icon

    WampServer

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    WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.

    47 WampServer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Menu
    Homepage

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    3.  Database Publishing

    WampServer VS Kalabox

     
  4. BitNami Application Stacks icon

    BitNami Application Stacks

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    BitNami Stacks make it incredibly easy to deploy your favorite open source software. BitNami Stacks include an open source application and all of the other software necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL, PHP or Ruby.

    43 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    BitNami Application Stacks screenshot 1

    BitNami Application Stacks Features

    1.  Package Installing
    2.  One click installation
    3.  LAMP

    BitNami Application Stacks VS Kalabox

     

    • BitNami Application Stacks is the most popular Web-based alternative to Kalabox.

    • BitNami Application Stacks is Free and Open SourceKalabox is also Free and Open Source
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    MAMP

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    MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your computer. It comes free of charge, and is easily installed. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running on your system.

    45 MAMP alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    MAMP screenshot 1

    MAMP Features

    1. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    2.  PhpMyAdmin

    MAMP VS Kalabox

     
  6. Fenix Web Server icon

    Fenix Web Server

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    Fenix is a desktop web server for developers. A simple and visual static web server with collaboration features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Fenix Web Server screenshot 1

    Fenix Web Server Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    Fenix Web Server VS Kalabox

     
  7. Laravel Herd icon

    Laravel Herd

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    Herd is a blazing fast, native Laravel and PHP development environment for macOS. It provides everything that you need to get started with Laravel development. It ships with PHP, nginx, dnsmasq and Node.js.

    50 Laravel Herd alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Laravel Herd screenshot 1

    Laravel Herd Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Xdebug
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Based on Laravel
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Laravel Herd VS Kalabox

     
  9. Lando icon

    Lando

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    Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lando screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Command line interface
    4. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    5.  LAMP
    6.  Nginx
    7.  PhpMyAdmin

    Lando VS Kalabox

     
  10. Aegir Hosting System icon

    Aegir Hosting System

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    Easily and quickly create, deploy, and manage many Drupal and Wordpress web sites, and scale across multiple server clusters.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Drupal
    • Wordpress
    Homepage

    Aegir Hosting System VS Kalabox

     

    • Aegir Hosting System is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Kalabox.

    • Aegir Hosting System is Free and Open SourceKalabox is also Free and Open Source
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    Laravel Homestead

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    Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant box that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, a web server, or any other server software on your local machine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS

    Laravel Homestead Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Based on Laravel
    5.  Nginx
    6.  Memcached

    Laravel Homestead VS Kalabox

     
  12. Nitro Server icon

    Nitro Server

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    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    Nitro Server screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Zero configuration
    4.  Built-in routing
    5.  Support for Typescript

    Nitro Server VS Kalabox

     
  13. Websites icon

    Websites

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    Simple, lightweight and secure web server with a convenient and simple interface. Automatic certificate renewal through Let’s encrypt.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Websites screenshot 1

    Websites Features

    1.  Supports SSL Certificates
    2.  Local server

    Websites VS Kalabox

     
  14. Acquia Dev Desktop icon

    Acquia Dev Desktop

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    A *AMP stack specifically tailored for Drupal. Affords the ability to create new sites with a few clicks, and can streamline maintenance of Drupal development environments.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Acquia Dev Desktop VS Kalabox

     
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