Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Docker




There are many alternatives to XAMPP for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Mac alternative is Devilbox. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to XAMPP and 15 are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to XAMPP are FlyEnv, BitNami Application Stacks, WordPress Studio and DDEV.




FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.




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.

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.


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




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.
Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.

Fenix is a desktop web server for developers. A simple and visual static web server with collaboration features.




Faster local development for Drupal, WordPress, and beyond. Kalabox is the easiest way to develop websites and get them live. Get rid of the drudgery and have more fun!
Kalabox is now discontinued. The successor is Lando.


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.
A *AMP stack specifically tailored for Drupal. Affords the ability to create new sites with a few clicks, and can streamline maintenance of Drupal development environments.

The stack is unbelievable. Comes with all the tools (or at least most) for development in one box