Open Source MAMP AlternativesTop Web Servers and other similar apps like MAMP

The best open source alternative to MAMP is XAMPP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MAMP and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to MAMP are FlyEnv, WampServer, DDEV and Lando.

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  1. XAMPP icon
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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.

    60 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. FlyEnv icon
     19 likes

    FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.

    30 FlyEnv alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. WampServer icon
     121 likes

    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.

    50 WampServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. DDEV icon
     5 likes

    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

    20 DDEV alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    IDE and DDEV
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  5. Lando icon
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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.

    24 Lando alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server.

    37 The Uniform Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Laragon icon
     91 likes

    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.

    52 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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.

    51 Laravel Homestead alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS
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  9. Nitro Server icon
     1 like

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

    82 Nitro Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
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  10. BAMP icon
     3 likes

    BAMP is a small macOS utility to manage your local server based on Apache + MongoDB + PHP using the Homebrew toolkit.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. wmWebStack icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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