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Local vs DDEV: catalog facts
Local	DDEV
Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, funded by sponsorships.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI	Sets up PHP and Node.js environments quickly Project configuration can be version controlled and shared
Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source	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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