XAMPP Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to XAMPP for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Devilbox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to XAMPP and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to XAMPP are MAMP, AMPPS, BitNami Application Stacks and Local by Flywheel.

XAMPP alternatives are mainly Web Servers but may also be Server Management Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XAMPP.

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XAMPP

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Free • Open Source
Web Server

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Windows
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PortableApps.com

XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl.

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Devilbox
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Docker
25 alternatives to Devilbox
The devilbox is a highly-configurable, Docker based alternative to XAMPP.
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Devilbox Features
LAMP
Dockerized
Devilbox vs XAMPP
Almost everyone thinks Devilbox is a great alternative to XAMPP.
Guest
The stack is unbelievable. Comes with all the tools (or at least most) for development in one box
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MAMP
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Freemium • Proprietary
Web Server
Mac
Windows
39 alternatives to MAMP
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.
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MAMP Features
PhpMyAdmin
WordPress Integration
MAMP vs XAMPP
Most users think MAMP is a great alternative to XAMPP.
Guest
Simple and complete package, ease of use.
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Guest
Requires different licenses for different platforms.
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AMPPS
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
40 alternatives to AMPPS
AMPPS is a WAMP and MAMP stack from Softaculous with Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, latest versions of PHP and Softaculous auto-installer on desktops and office servers.
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AMPPS Features
Guided configuration
AMPPS vs XAMPP
Most users think AMPPS is a great alternative to XAMPP.
tedcurran
I love the user-friendly tools AMPPS gives you to install and configure a variety of open source tools on your desktop. Simple "wizards" walk you through the process of setting up Wordpress and others, while suggesting free themes to install. Very smooth.
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BitNami Application Stacks
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
Server Management Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
44 alternatives to BitNami Application Stacks
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.
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BitNami Application Stacks Features
Package Installing
One click installation
LAMP
Ruby
BitNami Application Stacks vs XAMPP
This alternative is disputed. BitNami Application Stacks is still a legitimate alternative to XAMPP, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Bitnami installs "stacks" not Apache, MySQL and PHP.

Stacks are a form of Web software.
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Guest
It's an application with AMP, but specifically installed for fast local development on this app.
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Local by Flywheel
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 alternatives to Local by Flywheel
Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

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Abyss Webserver
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Freemium • Proprietary
Web Server
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
40 alternatives to Abyss Webserver
Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.
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Abyss Webserver Features
HTTP server
SSL
Abyss Webserver vs XAMPP
pros, cons and recent comments
Golfy038
Abyss Server run well on Linux but needs some additional steps to have similar functionnalities as XAMPP : it lacks PHP and MySQL/MariaDB
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Lando
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
13 alternatives to Lando
Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.
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Lando Features
Support for Docker
LAMP
Nginx
PhpMyAdmin
Fenix Web Server
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
43 alternatives to Fenix Web Server
Fenix is a desktop web server for developers. A simple and visual static web server with collaboration features.
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Fenix Web Server Features
Graphical User Interface
ddev
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
6 alternatives to ddev
ddev is an open source tool that makes it simple to get local PHP development environments up and running in minutes. It's powerful and flexible as a result of its per-project environment configurations, which can be extended, version controlled, and shared.
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ddev Features
Nginx
Support for Docker
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Clamp
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
Mac
MariaDB
Apache HTTP Server
PHP
Homebrew
8 alternatives to Clamp
Clamp is a Command Line Apache MySQL PHP for Mac OS X made for local development. It aims at being ultra simple to use and configure.

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