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 Devilbox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XAMPP are FlyEnv, WampServer, The Uniform Server and WordPress Studio.

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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 Mac, Linux and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to XAMPP.
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  1. WnMp icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Abyss Webserver icon
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    Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    37 WPN-XM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. 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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  8. SecureWAMP icon
     7 likes

    With SecureWAMP you can set up a complete and safe WAMP-System in a few minutes, which you can administrate completely via a GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. WNMP icon
     6 likes

    Wnmp is a client which launches Nginx, MariaDB & PHP on Windows Vista - Windows 8.1.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Winginx icon
     12 likes

    Winginx is a complex of local web server on Windows (Vista and higher) to develop in PHP and Node.js using databases MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, memcached.

    36 Winginx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. ramp icon
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    web development service manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. DevKinsta icon
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    DevKinsta makes local wordpress site creation and development quick and easy. Spin up a single or Multisite WordPress site with Nginx, MariaDB, and more with a single click. Take advantage of local database and email management tools to develop themes, plugins, and custom sites...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
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