Open Source WampServer Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to WampServer for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is XAMPP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to WampServer and many of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to WampServer are FlyEnv, BitNami Application Stacks, Laragon and The Uniform Server.

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  1. XAMPP icon

    XAMPP

     540 likes

    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.

    58 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    XAMPP vs WampServer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Easy to install / configure.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Cause it contains all the features of wamp and also contain extra features like ftp server mercury

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -3

    It's literally one of the most commonly used on Linux and it has all Wamp features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceWampServer is also Free and Open Source
  4. BitNami Application Stacks icon

    BitNami Application Stacks

     84 likes

    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.

    46 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    BitNami Application Stacks vs WampServer Comments
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    I like the idea of having different stacks and CMSes grouped into the same Bitnami folder on my hard drive, with subfolders for each stack/CMS. It doesn't come with a user-friendly taskbar icon menu to manage everything, though, like in WampServer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • BitNami Application Stacks is Free and Open SourceWampServer is also Free and Open Source
  5. Laragon icon

    Laragon

     88 likes

    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    50 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Laragon vs WampServer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Simple to update, easy access to all configurations, low use resources

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Laragon is Paid and Open SourceWampServer is Free and Open Source
  6. The Uniform Server icon

    The Uniform Server

     32 likes

    The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server.

    36 The Uniform Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. DDEV icon

    DDEV

     5 likes

    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    IDE and DDEV
     
  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

    Platforms

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

    wmWebStack

     1 like

    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
    WmWebStack GUI interface for Windows
     
  12. Lando icon

    Lando

     4 likes

    Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.

    22 Lando alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. WnMp icon

    WnMp

     21 likes

    Windows+Nginx+MariaDB+PHP

    WnMp can serve as an up to date LAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP) like server with more focus on Current technologies and also a great clean training Environment for Web Development and Maybe in the future it can be picked and some person develop a Web 2.0.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  14. EasyPHP icon

    EasyPHP

     36 likes

    Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

    40 EasyPHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    EasyPHP vs WampServer Comments
    RUBn
    Negative
    1

    It ruled for me above any other self-hosters, until I needed a specific PHP server version which requires payment to download.

    • EasyPHP is Freemium and Open SourceWampServer is Free and Open Source
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