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. Self-contained, turnkey WAMP Server for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. MicroApache icon
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    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
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    An integrated server package containing Nginx, MySQL and PHP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Theme Juice icon
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    Theme Juice is a powerful Mac app that creates local WordPress sites with just a click.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Server bundle of : Apache2 , MySQL , PostgreSQL , OpenSSL , Xmail , SlimFTPd Software developing triad of : PHP , Perl and Python

    • Apache2TriadCP , PHPmyadmin , PHPPgAdmin , AWStats , UebiMiau , PHPXMail , PHPSFTPd. All latest stables , all manuals

    Features HTTP server FTP serv.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    LitePXP is a completely portable application which includes Apache, MySQL and PHP. LitePXP will enable you to run your PHP applications directly from a CD/DVD, USB stick or hard disk without any installation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. It's a portable server manager that you can go anywhere, anytime, in any computer and run your webapp. Quick and easy to configure, a really useful application for your portable apps kit.

    49 Portable Webserver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Portable server for python web development.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Pressmatic icon
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    Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. The ultimate platform for cloud-based development. Bring enterprise-level security to remote software development teams worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • WebStorm
    • Pycharm
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • CLion
    • GitHub
    • GitLab
    • Bitbucket
    • JetBrains Rider
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Kubernetes
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  11. Websites icon
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    Simple, lightweight and secure web server with a convenient and simple interface. Automatic certificate renewal through Let’s encrypt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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