Pressmatic Alternatives

Pressmatic is described as 'Robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pressmatic for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, PHP and MySQL Community Edition apps. The best Pressmatic alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pressmatic are BitNami Application Stacks, MAMP, Studio by WordPress and Local by Flywheel.

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Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.

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Pressmatic alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2024
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  1. XAMPP icon
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    XAMPP

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    XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.

    55 XAMPP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Xampp interface

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Node Based
    5.  Support for MariaDB
    6.  Support for Node.js
    7.  Nginx
    8.  Import from MySql
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    • XAMPP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pressmatic.

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

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourcePressmatic is Paid and Proprietary
    • XAMPP is LightweightPressmatic is not according to our users
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    BitNami Application Stacks

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    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.

    43 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives
    BitNami Application Stacks screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    BitNami Application Stacks Features

    1.  Package Installing
    2.  One click installation
    3.  LAMP
    4.  Ruby
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    BitNami Application Stacks VS Pressmatic

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    • BitNami Application Stacks is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pressmatic.

    • BitNami Application Stacks is Free and Open SourcePressmatic is Paid and Proprietary
  4. MAMP icon
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    MAMP

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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.

    44 MAMP alternatives
    MAMP screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    MAMP Features

    1.  WordPress Integration
    2.  PhpMyAdmin
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  5. Studio by WordPress icon
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    Studio by WordPress

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    Meet Studio by WordPress.com—your 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 behind the scenes.

    17 Studio by WordPress alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wordpress
    Studio by WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  WordPress Integration
    4.  Local server included
    5.  Local server
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  6. Local by Flywheel icon
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    Local by Flywheel

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

    17 Local by Flywheel alternatives
    Local by Flywheel screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Local by Flywheel screenshot 1
    Local by Flywheel iconPressmatic Icon

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  7. PhpWebStudy icon
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    PhpWebStudy

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    Powerful web server and PHP environment.

    49 PhpWebStudy alternatives
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 1
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Nginx
    3.  HTTP server
    4.  MongoDB
    5.  DNS Server
    6.  Memcached
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  9. Laravel Valet icon
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    Laravel Valet

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    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.

    16 Laravel Valet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel

    Laravel Valet Features

    1.  Based on Laravel
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  10. Fenix Web Server icon
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    Fenix Web Server

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

    49 Fenix Web Server alternatives
    Fenix Web Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Fenix Web Server Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    Fenix Web Server screenshot 1
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  11. Laravel Herd icon
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    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.

    49 Laravel Herd alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Xdebug
    2.  Nginx
    3.  Based on Laravel
    4.  Sits in the MenuBar
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  12. wmWebStack icon
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    wmWebStack

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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.

    48 wmWebStack alternatives
    WmWebStack GUI interface for Windows

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Database Server
    3.  Local server
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    InstantWP

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    InstantWP is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It will turn almost any Windows or macOS machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key.

    12 InstantWP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Wordpress

    InstantWP Features

    1.  LAMP
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    Discontinued

    No release since 2018. The developer doesn't seem to answer bug reports and issues on GitHub anymore, and the used port (10080) is now blocked by default on modern browsers (see https://github.com/webtoolsgroup/InstantWP/issues/103).

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    WordPress Portable

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    WordPress Portable is a free program for Windows that automatically ships with everything needed to run WordPress locally. All you need to do is to extract the package contents on your system after download and start the WordPress Portable executable afterwards.

    12 WordPress Portable alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WordPress Portable Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 3.5, can be still downloaded from the Box link on the official website

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