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 The Uniform Server.

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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.

    58 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks XAMPP is a great MAMP alternative.

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

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

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceMAMP is Freemium and Proprietary
    • XAMPP is LightweightMAMP is not according to our users
  2. WampServer icon
     120 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.

    47 WampServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about WampServer as an Alternative to MAMP
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    Positive
    0

    Wamp is quick, responsive and easy to use. In performance, Wamp is better.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    mamp is a OSX server stack

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think WampServer is a great MAMP alternative, some don't.

    • WampServer is Free and Open SourceMAMP is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WampServer is LightweightMAMP is not according to our users
  3. DDEV icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. 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.

    36 The Uniform Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Devilbox icon
     29 likes

    The devilbox is a highly-configurable, Docker based alternative to XAMPP.

    30 Devilbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS
     
  7. Laragon icon
     88 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.

    49 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Laragon as an Alternative to MAMP
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Easy to use, easy to install, easy to configure and maintain

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Laragon is a great MAMP alternative.

    • Laragon is the most popular commercial alternative to MAMP.

    • Laragon is Paid and Open SourceMAMP is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Laragon is LightweightMAMP is not according to our users
  8. Nitro Server icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
     
    • Nitro Server is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MAMP.

    • Nitro Server is Free and Open SourceMAMP is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Nitro Server is LightweightMAMP is not according to our users
  9. Lando icon
     4 likes

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

    22 Lando alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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
     
  11. EasyPHP icon
     36 likes

    Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

    40 EasyPHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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