The Best XAMPP AlternativesTop Web Servers and other similar apps like XAMPP

XAMPP is described as 'Completely free web server tool with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Ideal for developing and testing websites locally on Windows, Linux, macOS' and is a leading Web Server in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to XAMPP for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and PHP apps. The best XAMPP alternative is WampServer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XAMPP are AMPPS, MAMP, FlyEnv and Devilbox.

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  1. WampServer icon
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    WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.

    47 WampServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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  2. AMPPS icon
     52 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  3. MAMP icon
     86 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  4. FlyEnv icon
     17 likes

    FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.

    28 FlyEnv alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  5. Devilbox icon
     29 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
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  6. Laragon icon
     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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  7. 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
     
  8. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  9. 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.

    17 WordPress Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
     
  10. UwAmp icon
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    UwAmp is a Wamp Server with Apache MySQL PHP and SQLite, and it comes with an very smart interface that offers various information, configuration and commands for the server. It can handle multiple php versions and monitor cpu usage. Also it is able to run in U3 mode.

    42 UwAmp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  11. DDEV icon
     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
     
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