What are the best free and open source web server solution stack packages?

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Best free and open source web server solution stack packages	Price	Platforms	Last Updated
86 XAMPP	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac	Feb 11, 2021
-- AMPPS	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac	Feb 15, 2021
-- MAMP	-	-	Oct 19, 2020
-- Bitnami	-	-	Sep 15, 2020
-- WAMP	-	-	May 15, 2020

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AMPPS

Top Pro

user friendly control panel

Top Con

Limited install configuration options

In Linux, for instance, one cannot alter the install path or many other typically configured install options. See More

TallAlecto's Experience

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Top Pro

Softaculous built-in to the stack

Softaculous has such a wide catalog of scripts and apps within its repository that in almost all cases the use case for your server will be addressed by several solutions that are only a few clicks away. See More

Top Con

Targeted at hosting providers and large-scale, multi-user environments

Considering the need for a Softaculous license in order to make the most advantage of the repository, there is little that can be done to adapt the stack to a single-instance, personal use server. See More

Top Pro

Mac Platforms

Top Con

Large install footprint

The installer package is over 400MB and the disk footprint once installed is even larger. See More

Top Pro

MySQL Support

including phpMyAdmin and MySQL server See More

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MAMP

Top Pro

has phpselector

you can select php version easily See More

LivelyHidimba's Experience

MAMP for Windows is much easier to use than XAMPP. I had all kinds of problems just getting a simple MySQL database to connect to PHP with XAMPP -- with MAMP, I was up and running in less than 10 minutes! See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

MAMP usually takes mere seconds to install. It runs right out of the box, with no additional changes to your system required. See More

CheerfulBastet's Experience

Instalacion facil y rapido.. See More

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Bitnami

Top Pro

Options for cloud, localhost and virtual server deployments

RickZeeland's Experience

Lots of choice, partnerships with cloud providers like Google and Azure. See More

Top Pro

Easy to set up

PowerfulGeryon's Experience

Very happy See More

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WAMP

Top Con

Windows-only

WAMP runs on Windows only. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

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MEAN.IO

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LEMP

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MEAN.JS

Top Pro

It's all JavaScript

This makes it very easy for a small development team to tackle everything together. See More

Top Con

Non-relational

If you need a relational database (and most of the time, you do), just walk away See More

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Neard

Top Pro

A console that embeds the shells of several modules

Specs

Platforms:Windows

Top Pro

Easily switch between versions of modules

Top Pro

Portable application

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Uniform Server

Top Pro

No installation required

It only needs to be unzipped and opened. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows

Top Pro

All the included software is always up to date

Top Pro

Lightweight

It's less than 24MB. See More

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DesktopServer

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Freemium

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My Recommendation for XAMPP

My Recommendation for XAMPP

Smooth installation with minimal configuration required

Bloated

Multi-platform

doesnt has phpselector

Clean and functional interface

My Recommendation for AMPPS

My Recommendation for AMPPS

user friendly control panel

Limited install configuration options

Softaculous built-in to the stack

Targeted at hosting providers and large-scale, multi-user environments

Mac Platforms

Large install footprint

MySQL Support

My Recommendation for MAMP

My Recommendation for MAMP

has phpselector

Easy to use

My Recommendation for Bitnami

My Recommendation for Bitnami

Options for cloud, localhost and virtual server deployments

Easy to set up

My Recommendation for WAMP

My Recommendation for WAMP

Windows-only

Lightweight

My Recommendation for MEAN.IO

My Recommendation for MEAN.IO

My Recommendation for LEMP

My Recommendation for LEMP

My Recommendation for MEAN.JS

My Recommendation for MEAN.JS

It's all JavaScript

Non-relational

My Recommendation for Neard

My Recommendation for Neard

A console that embeds the shells of several modules

Easily switch between versions of modules

Portable application

My Recommendation for Uniform Server

My Recommendation for Uniform Server

No installation required

All the included software is always up to date

Lightweight

My Recommendation for LYME

My Recommendation for LYME

My Recommendation for DesktopServer

My Recommendation for DesktopServer

Freemium

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