MAMP Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to MAMP for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MAMP and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MAMP are FlyEnv, AMPPS, DDEV and ServBay.

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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

    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. FlyEnv icon

    FlyEnv

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

    27 FlyEnv alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. AMPPS icon

    AMPPS

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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.

    44 AMPPS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    AMPPS

    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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  6. DDEV icon

    DDEV

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

    19 DDEV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    IDE and DDEV
     
  7. ServBay icon

    ServBay

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    ServBay is a specially crafted local dev env platform made for web developers. It integrates all the essential components for daily development, including programming languages, SQL/NoSQL databases, web servers, DNS services, email services, SSL certificate, and AI/LLM features.

    35 ServBay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Devilbox icon

    Devilbox

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  10. Laravel Homestead icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS
     
  11. 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.

    22 Lando alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  13. BAMP icon

    BAMP

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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