XAMPP Alternatives

XAMPP is described as 'Completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl' 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 Web-based apps. The best XAMPP alternative is WampServer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XAMPP are AMPPS, MAMP, Laragon and Devilbox.

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XAMPP alternatives are mainly Web Servers but may also be Server Management Tools or IDEs.  Other popular filters includes Mac + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XAMPP.
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XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.

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

    49 Laravel Homestead alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Laravel Homestead Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Based on Laravel
    5.  Nginx
    6.  Memcached
    Laravel Homestead iconXAMPP Icon

    Laravel Homestead VS XAMPP

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  2. WnMp icon
     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.

    48 WnMp alternatives
    WnMp screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted

    WnMp Features

    1.  PhpMyAdmin
    2.  LAMP
    3. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    4.  Nginx
    Discontinued

    The last update is from January 2018.

    WnMp iconXAMPP Icon

    WnMp VS XAMPP

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    • Most users think WnMp is a great XAMPP alternative.

    • WnMp is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to XAMPP.

    • WnMp is Free and Open SourceXAMPP is also Free and Open Source
  3. PhpWebStudy icon
     2 likes

    Powerful web server and PHP environment.

    49 PhpWebStudy alternatives
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PhpWebStudy Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Memcached
    6. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    7.  Nginx
    8.  HTTP server
    PhpWebStudy iconXAMPP Icon

    PhpWebStudy VS XAMPP

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  4. Abyss Webserver icon
     21 likes

    Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.

    43 Abyss Webserver alternatives
    Abyss Webserver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Abyss Webserver Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  SSL
    Abyss Webserver iconXAMPP Icon

    Abyss Webserver VS XAMPP

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    Comments about Abyss Webserver as an Alternative to XAMPP
     
    Golfy038

    Abyss Server run well on Linux but needs some additional steps to have similar functionnalities as XAMPP : it lacks PHP and MySQL/MariaDB

    Negative commentOct 22, 2022
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    • Abyss Webserver is Freemium and ProprietaryXAMPP is Free and Open Source
  5. WinNMP icon
     24 likes

    Nginx MariaDB Redis Php development stack for Windows, with Composer, Adminer, LetsEncrypt certificates, WinSCP, multiple PHP versions, projects and virtual servers.

    45 WinNMP alternatives
    WTServer Manager

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Nginx
    3.  Out Of The Box
    4.  HTTP server
    5. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    6.  AcmePHP
    WinNMP iconXAMPP Icon

    WinNMP VS XAMPP

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    Comments about WinNMP as an Alternative to XAMPP
     
    Guest

    Faster and lighter than XAMPP since it is based on Nginx

    Positive commentJun 21, 2017
    1
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    • Most users think WinNMP is a great XAMPP alternative.

    • WinNMP is Free and ProprietaryXAMPP is Free and Open Source
    • WinNMP is LightweightXAMPP is not according to our users
  6.  1 like

    Zend Server is the #1 professional PHP stack. It is the most complete PHP distribution with a continuously updated set of advanced value-add features designed to optimize productivity, performance, scalability and reliability.

    17 Zend Server alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    XAMPP Icon

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  7. VertrigoServ WAMP icon
     2 likes

    VertrigoServ is a complete free WAMP server allowing PHP development for Windows. It installs Apache 2.4, PHP, MySQL and PhpMyAdmin, both installing and setting up the environment.

    14 VertrigoServ WAMP alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VertrigoServ WAMP Features

    1.  PhpMyAdmin
    VertrigoServ WAMP iconXAMPP Icon

    VertrigoServ WAMP VS XAMPP

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  8. WPN-XM icon
     30 likes

    WPN-XM - is a free and open-source web server solution stack for professional PHP development on the Windows platform.

    36 WPN-XM alternatives
    WPN-XM screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WPN-XM Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Portable
    3.  Xdebug
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Memcached
    6. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    7.  MongoDB
    8.  OpenSSL
    Discontinued

    The last update is from June 2019, and the last release (0.8.6) is from August 2015.

    WPN-XM iconXAMPP Icon

    WPN-XM VS XAMPP

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  9. Laravel Valet icon
     1 like

    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel

    Laravel Valet Features

    1.  Based on Laravel
    Laravel Valet iconXAMPP Icon

    Laravel Valet VS XAMPP

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