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Laragon vs DDEV: catalog facts
Laragon	DDEV
Freemium Check the download page for current licensing terms of recent versions.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, funded by sponsorships.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Very small footprint and low memory use Portable mode	Sets up PHP and Node.js environments quickly Project configuration can be version controlled and shared
Windows only Licensing terms of newer versions differ from older free releases	Requires a Docker provider to be installed first macOS setup recommends at least 8GB of RAM
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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