XAMPP Alternatives

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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XAMPP alternatives are mainly Web Servers, but if you're looking for Server Management Tools or Web Hosting Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Windows, Mac and Mac + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to XAMPP.
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  1. USBWebserver icon

    USBWebserver

     10 likes

    USBWebserver is a bundled package of Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin Mini Relay and software that allows a Web server from a USB stick to run.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    USBWebserver screenshot 1
     
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    USBWebserver vs XAMPP Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    USB WebServer serves as a partial alternative to XAMPP because it can simulate the Apache and MySQL server. However, the response isn't the best.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • USBWebserver is Free and ProprietaryXAMPP is Free and Open Source
  2. P

    PHP Triad

     3 likes

    An installer of Apache, MySQL and PHP for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. M

    MNPP

     2 likes

    MNPP: Mac + Nginx + Percona + PHP. Install a world-class PHP development environment on your Mac. Unleash the speed of the webserver everybody is talking about, Nginx. And for storage, use Percona, the most carefully maintained independent fork of the famous MySQL database, now...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MNPP screenshot 1
     
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  6. W

    Winpweb

     2 likes

    Winpweb is a free portable Windows web development stack. It contains Nginx, MariaDB and PHP (with composer).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Winpweb screenshot 1
     
  7. Laravel Sail icon

    Laravel Sail

     Like

    Laravel Sail is a light-weight command-line interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development environment. Sail provides a great starting point for building a Laravel application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker experience.

    49 Laravel Sail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Redis
    • Docker
     
  8. Denwer icon

    Denwer

     7 likes

    Denwer is a collection of often-used web-servers for web-programmers. It is used to debug web-sites under Win32. Denwer includes: friendly installer; Apache; PHP; MySQL; Perl; virtual host management system; phpMyAdmin; sendmail stub; start/stop manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    Denwer screenshot 1
     
  10. BAMP icon

    BAMP

     3 likes

    BAMP is a small macOS utility to manage your local server based on Apache + MongoDB + PHP using the Homebrew toolkit.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BAMP screenshot 1
     
  11. Nitro Server icon

    Nitro Server

     1 like

    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    Nitro Server screenshot 1
     
  12. 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
     
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    wmWebStack vs XAMPP Comments
    Selvakumaran Krishnan
    Positive
    0

    wmWebStack has live publishing feature, where localhost web projects can be viewed anywhere on the public internet.

    • wmWebStack is Free and Open SourceXAMPP is also Free and Open Source
  13. Z

    zWAMP Server Pack

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    Self-contained, turnkey WAMP Server for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. MicroApache icon

    MicroApache

     4 likes

    MicroApache - A Portable Apache Server for Windows

    "This is a microscopic and very-heavily trimmed-down version of the standard, Apache server; made available under the Apache GPL licence. It was developed initially for fun to meet a FloppyWeb Challenge to run Apache from a.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  15. Windows Webserver icon

    Windows Webserver

     2 likes

    Windows Webserver for PHP and CGI Scripts. Buildin PHP 8.0.8 with all extensions, mod_rewrite and internal FTPS/WebDAV-Server and DNS-Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Windows Webserver screenshot 1
     
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