Laravel Homestead Alternatives

Laravel Homestead is described as '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' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Laravel Homestead for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and PHP apps. The best Laravel Homestead alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Laravel Homestead are WampServer, MAMP, Studio by WordPress and ServBay.

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Laravel Homestead alternatives page was last updated May 13, 2025
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  1. MNPP

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    MNPP: Mac + Nginx + Percona + PHP. Install a world-class PHP development environment on your Mac. Unleash the speed of the webserver everybody is talking about, Nginx. And for storage, use Percona, the most carefully maintained independent fork of the famous MySQL database, now...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MNPP screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Domain expired/sold, Github updated 4 years ago

    MNPP Features

    1.  Nginx

    MNPP VS Laravel Homestead

     

  2. Zend Server

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    Zend Server is the #1 professional PHP stack. It is the most complete PHP distribution with a continuously updated set of advanced value-add features designed to optimize productivity, performance, scalability and reliability.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Zend Server VS Laravel Homestead

     

    • Zend Server is the most popular Web-based alternative to Laravel Homestead.

    • Zend Server is Paid and ProprietaryLaravel Homestead is Free and Open Source
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    Pressmatic

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    Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pressmatic screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Pressmatic is now Local by Flywheel icon Local by Flywheel , it was acquired.

    Pressmatic Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Nginx

    Pressmatic VS Laravel Homestead

     
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    Web stack offering Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, and latest PHP versions with Softaculous auto-installer. Supports app installs and PHP switching for versatile scenarios, perfect for development.

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    Theme Juice

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    Theme Juice is a powerful Mac app that creates local WordPress sites with just a click.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Theme Juice screenshot 1

    Theme Juice Features

    1.  Remote Deployment
    2.  Database migration
    3.  Local server

    Theme Juice VS Laravel Homestead

     
  7. CodeCanvas icon

    CodeCanvas

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    The ultimate platform for cloud-based development. Bring enterprise-level security to remote software development teams worldwide.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • WebStorm
    • Pycharm
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • CLion
    • GitHub
    • GitLab
    • Bitbucket
    • JetBrains Rider
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Kubernetes
    CodeCanvas screenshot 1

    CodeCanvas Features

    1.  VSCode
    2.  Orchestration
    3.  Cloud based

    CodeCanvas VS Laravel Homestead

     
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    Apache2Triad

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    Server bundle of : Apache2 , MySQL , PostgreSQL , OpenSSL , Xmail , SlimFTPd Software developing triad of : PHP , Perl and Python

    • Apache2TriadCP , PHPmyadmin , PHPPgAdmin , AWStats , UebiMiau , PHPXMail , PHPSFTPd. All latest stables , all manuals

    Features HTTP server FTP serv.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Apache2Triad screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    A popup on http://apache2triad.net says: "Since 2006 Apache2Triad is no longer being developed." Anyway it can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Apache2Triad VS Laravel Homestead

     
  10. 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 Laravel Homestead

     
  11. 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 Laravel Homestead

     
  12. 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 Laravel Homestead

     
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    DockerStacks

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    DockerStacks is a laradock GUI build on top of docker, electron.js, node-pty, xterm.js and the awesome laradock

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DockerStacks Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  LAMP

    DockerStacks VS Laravel Homestead

     

  14. PortableWinPy

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    Portable server for python web development.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PortableWinPy Features

    1.  Portable

    PortableWinPy VS Laravel Homestead

     

  15. LitePXP

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    LitePXP is a completely portable application which includes Apache, MySQL and PHP. LitePXP will enable you to run your PHP applications directly from a CD/DVD, USB stick or hard disk without any installation.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LitePXP can be run directly from a CD/DVD, USB drive or hard disk without installation.

    LitePXP Features

    1.  Portable

    LitePXP VS Laravel Homestead

     
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