XAMPP AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Server Management Tools

The best Server Management alternative to XAMPP is BitNami Application Stacks, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to XAMPP, but unfortunately only one of them is a Server Management Tool.

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Completely free web server tool with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Ideal for developing and testing websites locally on Windows, Linux, macOS.

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XAMPP alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
  1. BitNami Application Stacks icon
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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.

    42 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    BitNami Application Stacks Features

    1.  Package Installing
    2.  One click installation
    3.  LAMP
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    BitNami Application Stacks VS XAMPP

    Is this a good alternative to XAMPP?
     
    Comments about BitNami Application Stacks as an Alternative to XAMPP
     
    Guest

    Bitnami installs "stacks" not Apache, MySQL and PHP.

    Stacks are a form of Web software.

    Negative commentApr 5, 2015
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    Guest

    It's an application with AMP, but specifically installed for fast local development on this app.

    Negative commentApr 16, 2015
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    • Some users think BitNami Application Stacks is a great XAMPP alternative, some don't.

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

    • BitNami Application Stacks is Free and Open SourceXAMPP is also Free and Open Source
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