Microsoft WebMatrix Alternatives

Microsoft WebMatrix is described as 'WebMatrix is everything you need to build Web sites using Windows. It includes IIS Express (a development Web server), ASP.NET (a Web framework), and SQL Server Compact (an embedded database). It streamlines Web site development and makes it easy to start Web sites from popular' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Microsoft WebMatrix for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and .NET Framework apps. The best Microsoft WebMatrix alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or Microsoft Small Basic. Other great apps like Microsoft WebMatrix are Pinegrow Web Editor, Cevelop, Denwer and Portable Webserver.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    108 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    WebMatrix is an IDE specialised on Web Development while VSCode has no specialisation. In WebDevelopment VSCode is way worse than WebMatrix

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    • Some users think Microsoft Visual Studio is a great Microsoft WebMatrix alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular free alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryMicrosoft WebMatrix is Free and Proprietary
  2. Adobe Dreamweaver icon

    Adobe Dreamweaver

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    Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visual design capabilities, FTP/SFTP transfer, and supports multiple monitors.

    92 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Adobe Dreamweaver is the most popular Mac alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft WebMatrix is Free and Proprietary
  4. Pinegrow Web Editor icon

    Pinegrow Web Editor

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    Pinegrow is a Mac, Windows and Linux web editor that lets you build responsive websites faster with live multi-page editing, CSS & SASS styling, CSS Grid editor and smart components for Bootstrap, Foundation and WordPress.

    108 Pinegrow Web Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CSS
    • Sass
    • Wordpress
    • Atom
    • Bootstrap
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    • Pinegrow Web Editor is the most popular Linux alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Pinegrow Web Editor is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft WebMatrix is Free and Proprietary
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    Microsoft Small Basic

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    Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. With a friendly development environment that is very easy to master, it eases both kids and adults into the world of programming.

    66 Microsoft Small Basic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  7. Cevelop icon

    Cevelop

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    The C++ IDE for professional developers.

    80 Cevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Denwer icon

    Denwer

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    Denwer is a collection of often-used web-servers for web-programmers. It is used to debug web-sites under Win32. Denwer includes: friendly installer; Apache; PHP; MySQL; Perl; virtual host management system; phpMyAdmin; sendmail stub; start/stop manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Denwer is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • Denwer is Free Personal and ProprietaryMicrosoft WebMatrix is Free and Proprietary
  10. Portable Webserver icon

    Portable Webserver

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    It's a portable server manager that you can go anywhere, anytime, in any computer and run your webapp. Quick and easy to configure, a really useful application for your portable apps kit.

    47 Portable Webserver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    Simple main
     
  11. UEStudio icon

    UEStudio

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    UEStudio offers all the functionality of UltraEdit plus other exciting and powerful features! Whether you are simply editing text, building applications, maintaining databases, or constructing websites, UEStudio's stunning array of innovative features offers the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. FoxServ

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    FoxServ is an Apache / mySQL / PHP installer package for Windows and Linux. Unlike NuShpere or PHPTriad, FoxServ features the latest version of all …

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • FoxServ is the most popular Open Source alternative to Microsoft WebMatrix.

    • FoxServ is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft WebMatrix is Free and Proprietary

  13. PHP Triad

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    An installer of Apache, MySQL and PHP for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. Leafier icon

    Leafier

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    A simple, lightweight and easy to use HTML editor worth having when you need to view and edit what document you want, as well as insert new HTML and CSS tags.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. Apache2Triad icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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