Lando AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like Lando

Lando is described as 'Free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Lando for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, MySQL Community Edition and Self-Hosted apps. The best Lando alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lando are Vagrant, WordPress Studio, WampServer and MAMP.

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  1. XAMPP icon
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    Free open-source web server solution with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Easy installation for local web development across Windows, Linux, macOS. Ideal for creating and testing websites, supports commercial use, with regular updates and a user-friendly control panel.

    60 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Vagrant icon
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    Create and manage virtualized development environments. Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes...

    25 Vagrant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
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  3. 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.

    18 WordPress Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    • Linux
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  4. 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.

    50 WampServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. MAMP icon
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    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.

    48 MAMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6.  17 likes

    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. DDEV icon
     5 likes

    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

    20 DDEV alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    IDE and DDEV
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  8. ServBay icon
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    ServBay is an AI-native local dev platform for web developers and coding agents. It integrates 50+ runtimes, databases, and web servers with a built-in MCP server, a secure local AI Gateway, and a remote app—forming the ultimate local infrastructure for AI-driven development.

    39 ServBay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    connect to Claude Code
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  9. ForgeKit icon
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    ForgeKit is a free, Windows-native PHP development environment for running multiple projects with different stacks side by side.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. ramp icon
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    web development service manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Laragon icon
     91 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.

    52 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Devilbox icon
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    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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