Open Server Panel Alternatives for Mac

Open Server Panel is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. 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 Open Server Panel and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Open Server Panel are MAMP, ServBay, AMPPS and Devilbox.

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Open Server Panel alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2024
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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.

    57 XAMPP alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    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 Open Server Panel

     
    • XAMPP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Open Server Panel.

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

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceOpen Server Panel is Free and Proprietary
    • XAMPP is LightweightOpen Server Panel is not according to our users
  2. MAMP icon
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    MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your computer. It comes free of charge, and is easily installed. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running on your system.

    45 MAMP alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    MAMP Features

    1. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    2.  PhpMyAdmin

    MAMP VS Open Server Panel

     
  3. ServBay icon
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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.

    34 ServBay alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    3.  PHP IDE
    4.  Portable
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Supports Python

    ServBay VS Open Server Panel

     
  4. AMPPS icon
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    AMPPS Features

    1.  Guided configuration

    AMPPS VS Open Server Panel

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

    31 Devilbox alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker

    Devilbox Features

    1.  LAMP
    2.  Dockerized

    Devilbox VS Open Server Panel

     
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    Fenix is a desktop web server for developers. A simple and visual static web server with collaboration features.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Fenix Web Server Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    Fenix Web Server VS Open Server Panel

     
  7. Laravel Herd icon
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac

    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 Open Server Panel

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BAMP Features

    1.  MongoDB
    2.  Homebrew
    3.  Graphical User Interface

    BAMP VS Open Server Panel

     
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    Zend Server is the #1 professional PHP stack. It is the most complete PHP distribution with a continuously updated set of advanced value-add features designed to optimize productivity, performance, scalability and reliability.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Zend Server VS Open Server Panel

     
    • Zend Server is the most popular Web-based alternative to Open Server Panel.

    • Zend Server is Paid and ProprietaryOpen Server Panel is Free and Proprietary
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    Laravel Sail is a light-weight command-line interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development environment. Sail provides a great starting point for building a Laravel application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker experience.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Redis
    • Docker

    Laravel Sail Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    5.  Based on Laravel

    Laravel Sail VS Open Server Panel

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Laravel Homestead Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Based on Laravel
    5.  Nginx
    6.  Memcached

    Laravel Homestead VS Open Server Panel

     
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    DockerStacks is a laradock GUI build on top of docker, electron.js, node-pty, xterm.js and the awesome laradock

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DockerStacks Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  LAMP

    DockerStacks VS Open Server Panel

     
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