Pressmatic Alternatives

Pressmatic has been discontinued. Similar apps include XAMPP, which is free and open source. Other options are WordPress Studio, BitNami Application Stacks, MAMP and Local WP. You can choose from more than 10 Web Servers like Pressmatic for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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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.

    60 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. A new way to develop locally with WordPress. Share your local sites with clients or colleagues and keep your local development process smooth and simple with unbreakable infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    • Linux
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  3. BitNami Stacks make it incredibly easy to deploy your favorite open source software. BitNami Stacks include an open source application and all of the other software necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL, PHP or Ruby.

    48 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. 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.

    48 MAMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5.  17 likes

    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

    18 Local WP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Valet is a Laravel development environment for Mac minimalists. No Vagrant, no hosts file. You can even share your sites publicly using local tunnels. Yeah, we like it too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel
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  7. Nitro Server icon
     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
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  8. 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.

    51 Laravel Herd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  9. 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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  10. Theme Juice icon
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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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  11. wmWebStack icon
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    wmWebStack is a desktop application that offers a complete local server environment for web development on Windows. It includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP, bundled together for easy management. With just one click, you can publish your local web projects to the public internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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