Laravel Valet Alternatives

Laravel Valet is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Laravel Valet for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, MySQL Community Edition and PHP apps. The best Laravel Valet alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Laravel Valet are Studio by WordPress, ServBay, Local by Flywheel and Laragon.

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Laravel Valet alternatives page was last updated Sep 12, 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.

    56 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 Laravel Valet

     

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

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

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceLaravel Valet is also Free and Open Source
    • XAMPP is LightweightLaravel Valet is not according to our users
  2. Studio by WordPress icon

    Studio by WordPress

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    A new way to develop locally with WordPress. Share your local sites with clients or colleagues and keep your local development process smooth and simple with unbreakable infrastructure.

    17 Studio by WordPress alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    Studio by WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Local server included
    7. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    8.  WordPress Management
    9.  Local server

    Studio by WordPress VS Laravel Valet

     
  4. ServBay icon

    ServBay

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    The next generation Web development environment Install your PHP/Node.js Web development environment in just 3 minutes, with no dependencies and non-intrusive. It includes web server, databases, email, DNS & common tools — everything you need for development.

    34 ServBay alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ServBay screenshot 1

    ServBay Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    3.  PHP IDE
    4.  Portable
    5.  Command line interface

    ServBay VS Laravel Valet

     
  5. Local by Flywheel icon

    Local by Flywheel

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    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

    18 Local by Flywheel alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Local by Flywheel screenshot 1

    Local by Flywheel VS Laravel Valet

     
  6. Laragon icon

    Laragon

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    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    53 Laragon alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Home page with menu deployed

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Auto Virtual Host
    2.  LAMP
    3.  Portable
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PhpMyAdmin
    8. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    9.  Memcached
    10.  Django

    Laragon VS Laravel Valet

     

    • Laragon is the most popular commercial alternative to Laravel Valet.

    • Laragon is Paid and ProprietaryLaravel Valet is Free and Open Source
    • Laragon is LightweightLaravel Valet is not according to our users
  7. 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.

    21 Lando alternatives

    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 Laravel Valet

     
  9. 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.

    49 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 Laravel Valet

     
  10. wmWebStack icon

    wmWebStack

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    wmWebStack is a desktop application that offers a complete local server environment for web development on Windows. It includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP, bundled together for easy management. With just one click, you can publish your local web projects to the public internet.

    48 wmWebStack alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WmWebStack GUI interface for Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Database Server
    7.  Local server

    wmWebStack VS Laravel Valet

     
  11. InstantWP icon

    InstantWP

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    InstantWP is a 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.

    12 InstantWP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Wordpress
    InstantWP screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No release since 2018. The developer doesn't seem to answer bug reports and issues on GitHub anymore, and the used port (10080) is now blocked by default on modern browsers (see https://github.com/webtoolsgroup/InstantWP/issues/103).

    InstantWP Features

    1.  LAMP

    InstantWP VS Laravel Valet

     
  12. WordPress Portable icon

    WordPress Portable

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    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.

    12 WordPress Portable alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 3.5, can be still downloaded from the Box link on the official website

    WordPress Portable Features

    1.  Portable

    WordPress Portable VS Laravel Valet

     
  13. Pressmatic icon

    Pressmatic

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

    18 Pressmatic alternatives

    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 Valet

     
  14. Theme Juice icon

    Theme Juice

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

    17 Theme Juice alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Theme Juice screenshot 1

    Theme Juice Features

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

    Theme Juice VS Laravel Valet

     
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