Portable Webserver Alternatives

Portable Webserver has been discontinued. Similar apps include XAMPP, which is free and open source. Other options are Apache HTTP Server, WampServer, BitNami Application Stacks and MAMP. Web Servers like Portable Webserver are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. Cherokee icon

    Cherokee

     24 likes

    Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It is embeddable and extensible with plug-ins. It supports on-the-fly configuration by reading files or strings, TLS/SSL (via GNUTLS...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    version 1.0.8, control panel.
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  2. Devilbox icon

    Devilbox

     29 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Devilbox screenshot 1
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  4. BAMP icon

    BAMP

     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
    BAMP screenshot 1
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    AMPPS icon
    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.

    https://www.ampps.com
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  6. Nitro Server icon

    Nitro Server

     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
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Nitro Server screenshot 1
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  7. Laravel Herd icon

    Laravel Herd

     2 likes

    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.

    51 Laravel Herd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Laravel Herd screenshot 1
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  10. Laravel Homestead icon

    Laravel Homestead

     1 like

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS
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  11. LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) icon

    LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS)

     3 likes

    LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement. LSWS is the 4th most popular web server on the internet and the #1 commercial web server. Upgrading your web server to LiteSpeed Web Server will improve your performance and lower operating costs

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Algernon icon

    Algernon

     1 like

    Small self-contained pure-Go web server with built-in support for Lua scripting, Markdown pages, Sass/GCSS, HTTP/2, QUIC, and accessing Redis and PostgreSQL.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • NO flagNorway
    Running Algernon (screenshot from an earlier version).
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  13. WPN-XM icon

    WPN-XM

     29 likes

    WPN-XM - is a free and open-source web server solution stack for professional PHP development on the Windows platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    WPN-XM screenshot 1
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  14. Fenix Web Server icon

    Fenix Web Server

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Fenix Web Server screenshot 1
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  15. USBWebserver icon

    USBWebserver

     10 likes

    USBWebserver is a bundled package of Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin Mini Relay and software that allows a Web server from a USB stick to run.

    35 USBWebserver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    USBWebserver screenshot 1
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